What does kau mean in Hawaiian?
Kau is to put something in position, to set it up high — and by extension the season, the time when something is set in place.
Kau specifically names the warm half of the Hawaiian year, roughly May to October, as against hoʻoilo, the wet season. The word also describes the sun resting at a point in the sky, which is how the two senses connect.
Say it KOW. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kau is part of 2 names: 1 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning sun.