Kīpū straddles the Hā`upu mountain range and is divided in two parts. Kīpū means Hold-back or brace, as a canoe on a wave with a paddle.
Kīpū: Hold-back or brace, as a canoe on a wave with a paddle
It straddles the Hā`upu mountain range and is divided in two parts, Kīpū-uka and Kīpū-kai. Hā`upu peak dominates the land.