Etymology

Ka Lae

Today it means: The southernmost point of the Big Island of Hawaii. Full definition →

Hawaiian Ka Lae
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromKa Lae
  2. English todayKa Lae

From Hawaiian Ka Lae (literally “the point”).

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