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The females wear the pow or pau, a piece of tappa similar to the maro, only a little broader, and worn in the same manner; but the queens had on, in addition to the pow, a loose mantle or shawl thrown round the body, called kihei, which consisted of twenty-one folds of tappa; yet when compressed it did not equal in thickness an English blanket.
Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River 1913
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Like a Chinese mandarin, a lady here makes known her rank by her dress, and by the number of folds in her kihei.
Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River 1913
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The kihei is generally worn by persons of distinction, but seldom of more than two or three folds, excepting among the higher ranks.
Adventures of the first settlers on the Oregon or Columbia River 1913
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He wrapped it in his _kihei_ (shoulder scarf), and then covered it entirely with maile, ferns, and ginger, and, making a _haawe_, or back-load, of it, carried it to his home at Kamoiliili.
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Nanaue obeyed, and took his place in the field with the others, and proved himself a good worker, but still kept on his kihei, which it would be natural to suppose that he would lay aside as an incumbrance when engaged in hard labor.
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When brought before the King he still wore his _kapa kihei_ or mantle.
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To conceal these monstrous appendages he wore over his shoulders a _kihei_ of kapa and allowed himself to be seen only while in the sitting posture.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877
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Over this kihei, or mantle, larger than that of the men, sometimes worn over both shoulders, like a shawl, sometimes over one only.
Astoria, or Anecdotes of an Enterprise Beyond the Rocky Mountains 1836
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Over this kihei, or mantle, larger than that of the men, sometimes worn over both shoulders, like a shawl, sometimes over one only.
Astoria, or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains Washington Irving 1821
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A web search of kihei vacation rental condominium websites will clearly show that many websites have not been able to take full advantage of their glorious surroundings.
PR.com Press Releases Maui 23 2010
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