Kalawaiʻa

Hawaiian

Etymology

ka (“the”) + lawaiʻa (“fisherman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌka.laˈwai̯.ʔa/, [ˌkɐ.ləˈʋɐj.ʔə], [ˌkɐ.ləˈʋɛj.ʔə] (rapid speech)

Proper noun

Kalawaiʻa

1. a male given name from Hawaiian, sometimes also given to women
2. a surname

References

• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kalawaia (in the old orthography) occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name of 48 women and 51 men.