Definition of "kahawai" []

• A fish, Arripis Salar, the salmon of Australia and New Zealand. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Ia wa a lakou e ku la me Laieikawai, lulu ka makani, malu ka la, kaikoo ke kai, pualena ka moana, hoi ka waikahe o na kahawai a paa i na kumu wai, aole he puka wai i kai."
• "The two most beneficial types of omega-3 - eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid, or EPA and DHA - are concentrated in very oily coldwater fish such as salmon, sardines, tuna, kahawai, trevally and herrings."
• "Ke kali nei kekahi mau 'ohana' o ke kau 'ana o ka' ōlelo ho'oholo ma kekahi hihia e noi 'ia ana ka ho'iho'i' ia o ka wai i kekahi mau kahawai he 19 o"