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• kawa

  1. (verb) (-ia,-ina) to perform the kawa ceremony, open a new house.   See also tā i te kawa.
  2. (noun) a ceremony to remove tapu from a new house or canoe.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 170-171;)
  3. (noun) marae protocol - customs of the marae and wharenui, particularly those related to formal activities such as pōhiri, speeches and mihimihi.   Kāti, nō te taenga mai o Kuīni Irihāpeti Te Tuarua ki Rotorua i te 2 o Hānuere 1954, takahia ana e Heke te kawa, he ruarua nei ngā miniti e hauoraora ake ana tana kōrero ki te Kuīni mō te takoha roera, arā, mō te tokotoko hiriwa (TTR 2000 wh27).Well, when Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Rotorua on 2 January 1954, Heke broke protocol by speaking animately to the Queen for several minutes about the royal gift of the silver cane.
  4. (noun) karakia (ritual chants) and customs for the opening of new houses, canoes and other events.   See also kawanga whare, tā i te kawa.