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But Abner refused to accept such claims, and by consulting many Hawaiians he proved to his satisfaction that the word kahiki meant not Tahiti but any distant place, so he added his own note to the Yale manuscript: "Keala-i-kahiki may be translated as 'The Path to Far Places' or 'The Beyond.'"
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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"Well," Abner reflected, "Ke means the; ah means road; i means to; and I don't know what kahiki means."
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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It was Pele who pointed to Keala - i-kahiki, the way that we must go.
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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Against his will, Abner formed the older word, of which kahiki was a late corruption.
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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"If you sail from Lahaina, pass through Keala-i-kahiki Strait and take your heading from Keala-i - kahiki Point, you will reach Tahiti.
Hawaii Michener, James 1959
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