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Laʻakea
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Hawaiian
Etymology
From haw laʻa<t:sacredness> kea<t:white> sacred things of day.
Pronunciation
Laʻa+kea
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw male Hawaiian modern
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986, page 188
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Laakea (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 1 man.