Parts of the Hawaiian Canoe. The canoe was called wa'a.. Wa'a kaukahi was a single-hulled canoe; wa'a kaulua was a double-hulled canoe. The various parts of a canoe had the following names: 'aha: braided or twisted cord used in lashing the canoe, made of pulu-niu (coconut husk fiber), olona fiber, or hau (hibiscus bark fiber); 'aha-niu: cordage made of pulu-niu. 'akea: hull of an outrigger canoe; starboard hull of a double canoe.
Definition of interconnected. 1  1 : mutually joined or related interconnected highways interconnected political issues. 2  2 : having internal connections between the parts or elements.
association. n. 1. a group of people having a common purpose or interest; a society or club. 2. the act of associating or the state of being associated. 3. friendship or companionship: their association will not last. 4. a mental connection of ideas, feelings, or sensations: association of revolution with bloodshed. 5. (Psychology) psychol the mental process of linking ideas so that the recurrence of one idea automatically recalls the other. See also free association.