Nāpua

napua Hawaiian Etymology haw nā the, plural + haw pua flowers. Often a short form of compound given names beginning thus. Pronunciation Proper noun haw proper noun haw female,male<q:sometimes> Hawaiian Related terms haw Kapua haw Pua References Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986 Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Napua (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 13 men.