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Kuilei
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Hawaiian
Etymology
haw kui to string + haw lei lei = "lei stringer". It can also metaphorically mean "one who brings or raises the child".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
haw proper noun
haw female,male<q:sometimes> Hawaiian
haw a <<cliff>> in <<city/Honolulu>>, <<s/Hawaii>>, <<c/USA>> Kuilei
References
Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert - Esther T. Mookini, Place Names of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Press 1974
Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kuilei occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 3 women and 2 men.