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.
Definition of adjacent. 1  1a : not distant : nearby the city and adjacent suburbsb : having a common endpoint or border adjacent lots adjacent sides of a trianglec : immediately preceding or following. 2  2 of two angles : having the vertex and one side in common.