aka

1. n. Shadow.Many words compounded with aka express clarity, brightness, related to this meaning. Aka lehulehu, shadow of the multitude; fig., a well-worn path. , Ili i ke aka, to cast a shadow hoʻoaka Caus/sim.; To cast a shadow 2. nvi. Reflection, image, likeness (Nah. 12.8); faint glimmer preceding the rising of the moon; essence of an offering rather than the flesh; to appear, of moonlight.

ʻO ke aka kā ʻoukou, ē ke akua, ʻo ka ʻiʻo kā mākou, yours is the essence, O god, ours the material part.