kauea

Bingham: Hiram Bingham, A Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1908, 1953). American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
Sabatier: Ernest Sabatier, M.S.C., Dictionnaire Gilbertin-Français (1954), translated by Sr. M. Oliva as Gilbertese-English Dictionary (1971). South Pacific Commission Publications Bureau.

Bingham

kaueéa

vt. to wait until in blossom, to adorn a father-in-law with a wreath.
to disregard as an order.

kauéaa

vt. to make one a king, to enthrone.

kauea

v. to make king, to enthrone.