Kohala
English
editEtymology
editFrom Hawaiian Kohala, of uncertain meaning. Sometimes mistakenly derived from kohola (“whale”),[1] which are plentiful in the area.
Proper noun
editKohala
References
edit- ^ Henry S. Washington, "Petrology of the Hawaiian Islands" in The American Journal of Science, 5th ser., Vol. V (1923), p. 474.