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 inter-. 1  1 : between : among : in the midst intercrop interpenetrate interstellar. 2  2 : reciprocal interrelation : reciprocally intermarry. 3  3 : located between interstation. 4  4 : carried on between international. 5  5 : occurring between interborough : intervening interglacial.