What does kīhei mean in Hawaiian?
A kīhei is a rectangle of kapa worn over one shoulder and knotted. It is still worn at graduations and protocol occasions, and the Maui town takes its name.
Say it KEE-hay. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kīhei is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 0 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.