Etymology

Koʻolau

Today it means: The dormant fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Full definition →

Hawaiian koʻolau
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromkoʻolau
  2. English todayKoʻolau

Hawaiian koʻolau (literally “windward”)

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.