Kahauloa
A small crater. Kahauloa literally means “the tall hau tree.” Hau is a lowland tree with large yellow or red flowers. Traditionally, the hau wood was used to make outriggers for canoes. Hau fibers were used to make rope, and the sap and flowers were used as medicine.
Puku‘i, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert, and Esther T. Mookini. Place names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1976.
Puku‘i, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaʻi Press, 1986.
Puku‘i, Mary Kawena, Samuel H. Elbert, and Esther T. Mookini. Place names of Hawaii. Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, 1976.
Puku‘i, Mary Kawena and Samuel H. Elbert. Hawaiian dictionary. Honolulu: University of Hawaʻi Press, 1986.