1. nvs., qualified; prepared, ready, Able, competent, capable, handy, efficient, proficient, versed, adept, skilled, expert, ; competence, proficiency, efficiency, aptitude, preparation; to know how, to know well.

hoʻomākaukau Caus/sim.; To prepare, make ready. Mākaukau ʻole, unprepared, unskilled, unqualified, not ready