kauawhi
1. (verb) (-tia) to approach, be near, embrace.
E tino mihi ana a roto i a au ki tēnei āhua, inā hoki e noho tonu ai tō tātou reo Māori ki te ao mārama nei, me mātua kauawhi, me mātua taute e tātou katoa (HM 2/1994:4). / Within myself I really compliment this aspect, because for our Māori language to survive in this world it must be embraced and nurtured by us all.
2. (noun) awning poles - rods or poles secured longitudinally on the top of the awning roof of an ocean going canoe in order to contain the matting.
