Post #541309 by The Gnomon on Thu, Jul 8, 2010 9:21 AM

On 2010-07-06 15:15, BlitzkriegBob wrote:
Whaat about Kanani. I think it means beauty.

**beauty **
Nani; u'i (youthful); piuke (rare). Beauty-loving, puni nani. Poetic tributes to beauty: 'ai ka manu i luna; pali ke kua, mahina ke alo; 'a'ohe pu'u, 'a'ohe ke'e; ke kumu lehua muimuia a ka manu; hâ'ale i ka wai o ka manu. See also kî'ililî, lâ'ae'oia, manu, 'ôhi'a'ai, mulberry. In poetry, beauty is shown by references to nature, especially to the sea and rain.