Where does “Kolokea” come from?

Kolokea (Hawaiian) comes from Hawaiian kea, from Polynesian *tea.

Ancestry of “Kolokea”, step by step

Kolokea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hawaiian kea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankeawhite
2Polynesian*tea

via Hawaiian kolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hawaiiankoloto creep
Every word from Polynesian *teaEvery word from Hawaiian kea