Kahananui

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + hana (“work”) + nui (“big”) = "the great work, the hard job".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˌha.naˈnu.i/, [kəˌhɐ.nəˈnu.wi]

Proper noun

Kahananui

1. a male or (sometimes) female given name from Hawaiian
2. a surname
3. Kahananui (a gulch on Molokai, Hawaii, United States)

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1986
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kahananui occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 35 women and 60 men.