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ʻaʻahu aliʻi. n.regal attire, a royal robe, a type of coloredtapa worn by people of rank.
ʻaekai mokiha [ʻae·kaimokiha]. n.ancient type oftapa (no data).
ʻaeokahaloa [ʻae·o·kaha·loa]. n.a kind of finetapa, used inkuni and other ceremonies, as for divining with pebbles.alsokahaloa,pālauanahu.
aeokahaloa [ae-o-ka-ha-lo-a]. s.A kind of kapa made of wauke, and colored with charcoal, kuinaaeokahaloa.
ʻaha₆. n.design supposed to resemble the continuing track of a duck, carved ontapa beaters.alsoʻahaana,kapuaʻikoloa.
ʻahaʻaina kahukahu [ʻahaʻainakahu·kahu]. n.feast given at the completion of a student's first work (as mat, quilt,tapa, net), or of a child's first fish catch; one purpose was to ask the gods to grant greater knowledge and skill to the craftsman.lit., feast to care for.cf.kahukahu.
ʻahaana. n.design said to resemble duck tracks, carved ontapa beaters.alsoʻaha,kapuaʻikoloa.
ʻahamaka₁ [ʻaha·maka]. n.hammock, as oftapa, fastened to themanuea, center support of a house; hammock in general.lit., sennit meshes.
ahamaka [a-ha-ma-ka]. s.A kapa fastened at each end between two posts and swinging between; na kapa e kau ana ma ka manuea mai hope a mua, he moe lewa.
ʻahapiʻi [ʻaha·piʻi]. n.a kind oftapa dyed withkukui bark and decorated with fine lines, for chiefs.
āhiahia. vs.var. spelling ofʻāhiahia, faint, obscure, faded; dim, as colors intapa or cloth.
ʻāhiahia,āhiahia [ʻā·hia·hia]. vs.faint, obscure, faded; dim, as colors intapa or cloth.
ahiahia [a-hi-a-hi-a]. adj.Obscure; faded; dim, as colors in kapa or calico; kohu maikai ole; as cloth having lost color;ahiahia ke koko, the blood is colorless; applied to the uncolored parts of dyed cloth or kapa; heahiahia ka palapala, the writing is dim, not plain; ulaulaahiahia, faded red, that is, purple. 2Oihl.3:14.
ahue. vt.to make two thicknesses by folding; to double up, fold, as paper ortapa.
ahue [a-hu-e]. To double up; to turn up, as a piece of kapa or paper.
ʻahunāliʻi₁ [ʻahu·nā·liʻi]. n.atapa for chiefs, colored with candlenut andnoni and striped red.
ahunalii [a-hu-na-lii]. adj.A colored kapa; he mamakiahunalii, he mamaki i hooluuia, a colored mamaki kapa.
akaʻaʻamo. n.a type of fine whitetapa.cf.akaaka₂.(GP 8)
akaaka₂,akaka. n.a white and very thintapa.cf.akaʻaʻamo.
ʻakahakanaʻi [ʻakaha-ka-naʻi]. n.name of a kind of whitetapa.
ʻākala₄ [ʻā·kala]. n.a pinktapa.
akala [a-ka-la]. s.A kind of cloth, e like me ka lole alaihi.
ākeakea₂ [ā·kea·kea]. n.a kind of graytapa.
ʻakoa. n.a small tree resemblingkoa; dye was made from its bark, and to colortapa.(And) Butcf.kūʻoulena.
akoa [a-ko-a]. s.Kapa of a snuff color; so named from the dye made of theakoa tree; he kapa i kuku ia ma kaakoa; he paupauakoa.
akua hānai₂ [akuahā·nai]. n.thekauila,nīoi₂, andʻohe "poison" woods ofMolokaʻi, which were kept by sorcerers in their houses, wrapped intapa, and to which food offerings were made daily; scraps of these woods were used as poison, and poison itself was sometimes calledakua hānai.
akua kāʻai. n.stick image (general name); image wrapped intapa; image consisting of a carved staff, with a tuft of feathers at the top, bound to its bearer by a sash (kāʻai₁)(Malo 80) and carried into battle; staff with a carved figure at the head, used in ceremonies to procure offspring.(Malo 135, 139)
akua loa. n.a tall image, especially an image ofLono carried on a circuit of the island during themakahiki, harvest festival; it was calledloa, long, because of its "long" travels. The image consisted of a staff about two fathoms long. Pieces ofpala fern, feather leis, and skins of thekaʻupu bird were fastened to a crosspiece tied near the top of the staff, in the center of which was a tiny carved head. A long and whitetapa banner was attached to the crosspiece. ((Malo 143–5), but see(Malo text, chapter 36, sections 22–4)) Tribute was collected.alsoLono Makua.
ʻakuku. vt.to beat, astapa.(Kep. 99)
ʻalaʻihi₂. pale pinktapa; any faded color
alaihi [a-la-i-hi]. Name of a red cloth.
alani₂. anOʻahu tree (Pelea sandwicensisorP. oahuensis), with oblong, fragrant leaves (like themokihana ofKauaʻi), which were used for scentingtapa. The bark was used for medicine. Also other species ofPelea.PPN *alani.
ālaulau [ā·lau·lau]. nvt.clothes,tapa, mats; to envelop, clothe.cf.laulau, wrapper.rare.
ʻāleuleu [ʻā·leu·leu]. nvs.old, worn-out, astapa, mats, clothing; worn-outtapa, clothing; objects of inferior quality.alsopāleuleu.
aleuleu [a-leu-leu]. s.Old kapa or mats; also applied to all kinds of bad kapa.
āmoʻomoʻo. n.var. spelling ofʻāmoʻomoʻo₁, small strip oftapa or matting such as can serve as a sample. ʻāmoʻomoʻo₁,āmoʻomoʻo [ʻā·moʻo·moʻo]. n.small strip oftapa or matting such as can serve as a sample. amoomoo [a-moo-moo]. s.Work for women; he kukuamoomoo, he palaholo ke kapa. ānuenue₂ [ā·nue·nue]. n.scallop-like design ontapa andtapa beater. ʻanuʻu₂. n.tower in ancientheiau, about 7 m high and 5.5 m square, as enclosed with whiteʻōloatapa.cf.nuʻu₁. anuu [a-nuu]. s.A building in a sacred inclosure formed by long poles overhung near the top, which also were tied and covered with white pieces of kapa. ʻapeʻula. n.kind oftapa, wrapped about images.(Kam. 64:12) ʻāpikipiki₄ [ʻā·piki·piki]. n.a kind of variegated or spottedtapa. ʻauwaha₁ [ʻau·waha]. nvi. awapuhi [a-wa-pu-hi]. s.The ginger root; the bastard ginger, the smell odoriferous, used for dyeing. ehehoʻopiʻi [ehe·hoʻo·piʻi]. n.carved parallel or undulating lines on atapa beater and ontapa.(AP) ʻēkahaloa [ʻē·kaha-loa]. n.type oftapa. ʻeleʻele₂. n.variety oftapa said to have originated atKaumakani, Maui; it was dyed with candlenut,pāʻihi, and black mud. ʻeleuli₂ [ʻele·uli]. a rare type of dark-gray or perfumedtapa.(FS 18–9) eleuli [e-le-u-li]. s.A kind of kapa; kapaeleuli no Puna. hā₇. n.a native tree (Eugenia [Syzygium]sandwicensis), with red, edible fruit about 8.5 mm. in diameter, related to the mountain apple,ʻōhiʻa ʻai. The bark was used to colortapa black.alsoʻōhiʻa hā, andpāʻihi (onMaui).(Neal 635) hāʻanaʻana. n.short strips ofwauke bark, as used fortapa. hāʻao₃. n.name of atapa pattern.alsouahāʻao,naouahāʻao. hae₄. n.flag, banner (perhaps so called because a piece of torn [hae]tapa was used as a banner).[(NP) PPN*sae,appear] hae. s.Seehaehae. Something torn, as a piece of kapa or cloth. The Hawaiian signals were formerly made of torn kapa; hence, in modern times, hāʻena₄. n.kind oftapa wrapped about images.(Kam. 64:12) hāhā-. [(AN) PPN*sasa,beat (problematic)] haikea₂ [hai·kea]. n.a type oftapa (no data). haʻimanawa [haʻi·manawa]. n.a thin, delicate whitetapa. haimanawa [hai-ma-na-wa]. s.Name of a species of white kapa rather thin. hakakaʻe [haka·kaʻe]. vs.frail, weak; thin, astapa or a dress. hakuhaku₂ [haku·haku]. vt.to fold, astapa; to arrange, put in order.rare. [PPN*fatu,to fold: (*fa-fatu, *fatu-qi)] hakuhaku [ha-ku-ha-ku]. v.Seehaku, to put together. To fold up, as kapa; to put in order; to arrange. halakea₂ [hala·kea]. n.a yellowishtapa dyed with coconut oil. halakea [ha-la-ke-a]. s.The name of a kapa when dyed with the niu. hale kua₂. n.house wheretapa was made. hale kuku. n.house for beatingtapa.alsohale kua₂. halekuku [ha-le-ku-ku]. s.Hale andkuku, to beat kapa. Name of the house occupied by the woman in beating out kapa. Seekua under hale. hālena₁ [hā·lena]. nvt.yellowish, pale yellow; to bleach, astapa.seelena₁. hāluʻa₂ [hā·luʻa]. n.pattern on the surface of atapa beater ortapa. This term may follow types of beaters, askoʻeau hāluʻa,mole hāluʻa,pūʻili hāluʻa. It also precedes types of beaters, as listed below. hāluʻapāwehenihomanō [hā·luʻa-pā·wehe-niho-manō]. n.atapa-beater design. The triangles of theniho manō pattern are bordered by oblique linespāwehe. hāluʻapūpū [hā·luʻa-pū·pū]. n.atapa-beater pattern with circular motifs (pūpū).alsokōnane pūpū. hamoʻula. nvt.ribbedtapa; to stain or dye with red, astapa. hamoula [ha-mo-u-la]. s.Hamo, rubbed over, andula, red. A kind of kapa colored or stained red; similar tokuaula. hana₃. same askilohana, atapa. hana [ha-na]. s.Name of the white or wauki kapa. hāʻukeʻuke₃. n.motif ontapa stamp. hāwele₂ [hā·wele]. n.a type oftapa (no data). heiau maʻo [hei·aumaʻo]. n.small temporaryheiau covered withtapa stained green (maʻo), used for thehoʻoulu ʻai ceremony to bring food.(Malo 158) hili₄. n.bark used in dyeing, ashili kukui,hili kōlea,hili noni; the dark-brown dye made from this bark; atapa dyed withhili; to dye withhili.[(CE) PPN*hiri,to dye with dye obtained from bark: *(f, s)iri] hili [hi-li]. s.A general name for barks used in dyeing; as,hili kolea,hili koa, &c.A black dye for coloring kapas made of kolea bark. hiʻuwai₁ [hiʻu·wai]. n.water purification festivities on the second night of the month ofWelehu (near the end of the year). The people bathed and frolicked in the sea or stream after midnight, then put on their finesttapa and ornaments for feasting and games.(Kep. 97, 193–4) hoahoa [hoa·hoa]. redup. ofhoa₃;a roundedtapa beater (also calledhohoa,pepehi); rapid beating, striking, as oftapa or pandanus leaves; a stick beater for washing clothes.fig., bad-tempered. hoahoa [ho-a-ho-a]. The name of the mallet with which kapa (the wauki) was beaten. hohoa. same ashoahoa,tapa beater, washing stick. hohoa [ho-ho-a]. To beat kapa after coloring that it may be soft;hohoa kapa, to beat kapa with a stick on a stone.To smooth kapa out by beating; applied to the first process in beating. hohola. vi.to spread out, unfold, unfurl, astapa, mats, clouds, wings; to extend, stretch, diffuse.cf.hola,maʻihohola,pāhola.PPN *fofola. hohola [ho-ho-la]. v.Seehola, to spread out. To unfold and spread down, as a mat; to spread out, as a kapa or garment;hohola i ke kapa.Kanl. 22:17.To spread out, i. e., to smooth a cloth that has been ruffled. holahia [hola·hia]. pas/imp. ofhola₁,same ashohola, to spread...PPN *folasia. holei [ho-lei]. s.Name of a tree used (bark and root) to color yellow. hole iʻe. v.to groove or carve figures in theiʻetapa beater. holopapa₁ [holo·papa]. n. holopapa [ho-lo-pa-pa]. s.Holo andpapa, a board. A shelf made of sticks in the corner of a room where kapas and other articles were laid. honina₂. n.name of atapa dyed with turmeric and worn as a sarong. honuhonu₃ [honu·honu]. atapa pattern said to have its surface raised in ridges like corduroy.(AP) hoʻōla₂,hōʻōla [ho·ʻōla₂]. n.small piece of tapa;tapa in general (Kauaʻi). hoola [hoo-la]. s.A kapa or Hawaiian cloth; applied mostly to single kapas; but on Kauai, used instead of the word kapa generally. hōʻōla. n.var. spelling ofhoʻōla₂, small piece of tapa;tapa in general ( hoʻopaʻipaʻi [paʻi·paʻi]. redup. ofhoʻopaʻi₁, to slap, hit, punish, chastise, fine, pay back, seek revenge... huʻa₄. n.pile, as of mats ortapa.alsonuʻa.(For. 4:63) huahekili uka [hua·hekiliuka]. n.a small nativenaupaka (Scaevola kilaueae) found only on dry lava nearKīlauea Volcano. It does not exceed a height of 80 cm, has narrow, thick leaves, dull-yellow flowers, and small black fruits that were used to dyetapa.alsopāpaʻahekili.(Neal 819–20) huʻa kapa. n.pile oftapas.seehuʻa₄. hulilau₁ [huli·lau]. n.a variety of large gourd or calabash, used as receptacle fortapa or garments, or for food offerings.fig., a woman, mother, wife. hūlili₄ [hū·lili]. n.a type oftapa. hunakānaʻi [huna·kā·naʻi]. n.a kind oftapa with white and yellow dots. ʻiako₂. num.forty, as in countingtapas, canoes, or feathers.(Gram. 10.3) iako [i-a-ko]. s.The number forty; a round or whole number, as we say, a dozen; it is applied mostly, if not exclusively, to counting kapas, perhaps to a few other things; a me kaiako kapa he nui loa, and the very manyforties of kapas. iʻeioiokahaloa [iʻe-io·io-kaha-loa]. n.kind of browntapa made atWaipiʻo, Hawaiʻi.lit.,tapa beater with ridges of long stripes. iʻe kuku hoʻōki. n.tapa beater, as used to finish thetapa.lit., finishing-beating mallet. iho₃. n.collective terms for inner layers of white sleepingtapas below thekilohana. iho [i-ho]. s.Name of the inferior kapas in a set, the best being the kilohana. ʻīloli₂ [ʻī·loli]. vs.spotted, daubed with color, astapa; speckled, as overripe pandanus keys. imu loa. n.oven used as a sweat bath: the hot rocks of the oven were covered with a thick layer of greenery (as ginger,maile,ti); the patient lay here and was covered with more leaves andtapa; the treatment was said to last ten days and included prayers; its purpose was to remove the influence of sorcery.lit., long oven [with idea that a long life would follow]. iwipuhi [iwi-puhi]. n.design on atapa beater and ontapa consisting of a herringbone figure with a long ridge in the center; design in plaited hat braids, as forming thepāpale ʻie.lit., eel bone. kaʻaha. n.var. spelling ofkāʻaha, stick... kāʻaha,kaʻaha. n.stick, rod, or wand with leaves andtapa at one end, held by the priest while sacrificing in the temple. kaaha [ka-a-ha]. s.A stick or rod having at one end a bunch of leaves with kapa fastened, and held by the priest while offering sacrifice on the heiau. kaha₇. n.a kind oftapa.(Kam. 76:111) kahaloa₁ [kaha·loa]. short forʻaeokahaloa, atapa. kahi kālena [kahikā·lena]. vt.to stretch out smooth by rubbing, as in makingtapa.lit., rub stretch out. kaiʻoloa. n.ceremony of tying fine whitetapa (ʻoloa) as amalo on an image.(Malo 148, 154) kākākau₂ [kā·kā·kau]. n.a cuplike dish, usually of stone, used to holdtapa-printing or tattooing dye. kā kāpala [kākā·pala]. n.dye container, probably so called because the edge of the container was hit (kā) with the bamboo stamp to dislodge excess dye before printing thetapa. kākau₁ [kā·kau]. nvt.to write, sign; to print ontapa; to mark out for distribution, as land(Ios. 18:6, 8); writing. (Probablykā-, causative +kau, to place)[PPN*tatau,tattoo] kalewai [kale·wai]. n.kind of light-brownishtapa. kalukalu₃ [kalu·kalu]. n.fine gauze-liketapa made onKauaʻi, reserved for chiefs. kalukalu [ka-lu-ka-lu]. A very thin gauze like kapa; palekalukalu. Isa. 3:19. Translated in English muffler;kalukalu nui, a mantle. kāmaʻa [kā·maʻa]. n.shoe, sandal, slipper, boot;ti-leaf ortapa sandal; shoes. (kā-, causative +maʻa, to bind.)[(CE) PPN*taamaka,sandals] kamaa [ka-maa]. Kapa or other material bound round the feet and legs when traveling on places of scoria or other rough places.Puk. 12:11. kamalena [kama·lena]. nvs.yellow, yellow-hued;tapa dyed yellow withʻōlena. kamalena [ka-ma-le-na]. s.The name of a pa-u or other kapa dyed with the root of the olena or turmeric. kapa₁. n.tapa, as made fromwauke ormāmaki bark; formerly clothes of any kind or bedclothes; quilt (various kinds are listed below).[(NP) PPN*tapa,bark-cloth] kapa. n.blanket.alsokapamoe.alsohuluhulu. kapa [ka-pa]. s.The cloth beaten from the bark of the wauki or paper mulberry, also from the mamaki and other trees; hence,Cloth of any kind; clothes generally;kapa komo, a coat; a dress. kapaaho [kapa-aho]. n.atapa formerly made atWaimea, Kauaʻi.(GP 8) kapa ʻāpana [kapaʻā·pana]. n.quilt with appliquéd designs.lit., piecetapa.alsokapa lau. kapa kuʻina. n.stitchedtapas for bed covering.cf.kuʻinakapa. kapakuina [ka-pa-ku-i-na]. s.Kapa andkui, to stitch. The five kapas sewed together for a set of sleeping kapas. kāpala₁ [kā·pala]. nvt.printing, stamping, blot, daub, to stain; to smear, smudge, blot, daub, dab, stain, spot; to paint or print a design, as ontapa; smudged, blurred; to spread as butter on bread. kapala [ka-pa-la]. To stain; to spot; to paint or print kapa or cloth. Seepalapala.s.A writing; a printing; a stamping. kapa moe. n.blanket, quilt, bedspread (general name); sleepingtapa. kapa paʻūpaʻū [kapapaʻū·paʻū]. seepaʻūpaʻū₂, tapa. kapa peʻa. n.filthy rags;tapa worn by women in the menstruation hut (hale peʻa). kapapea [ka-pa-pe-a]. s.Kapa andpea, filthy. A kapa or dress which a menstruous woman wore, and left when she returned to the family. See alsoIsa. 64:6. kapa pili. n.lined quilt that is not padded, formerly used as a top sheet (old-time Hawaiians did not put a bottom sheet on top or vice versa, due to strict taboos concerning body contact).lit., clingingtapa. kapuaʻikoloa [kapu·aʻi-koloa]. n.design ontapa beater consisting of a series of Gothic arches.lit., wild duck tracks.alsoʻaha. kau₆. n.centertapa under which the stone was hidden in the game ofpūhenehene. kauhola₁ [kau·hola]. vi.to open, unfold, as atapa; to expand, as a flower in bloom.cf.hola. kauhola [kau-ho-la]. v.To open; to expand; to unfold, as a kapa folded up; as a flower in blooming. kaula hoʻoluʻu kapa [kaulahoʻo·luʻukapa]. n.cord for markingtapa. kaumanu₁ [kau·manu]. n.paper mulberry too old to be used fortapa. kau welu. v.to hang conspicuously atapa as a taboo sign; to hoist atapa banner as indication that themakahikiceremonies had begun.lit., hang rag.(Kam. 64:19) kāwaʻu₃ [kā·waʻu]. same asheaʻe, a variety ofZanthoxylum dipetalum, the wood of which was used fortapa-beating anvils. kawau [ka-wau]. The block on which kapa is pounded. Seekua. kelewai [kele·wai]. n.coarsetapa, as made frommāmaki bark or from the waste of better gradetapa. kelewai [ke-le-wai]. s.Name of a species of kapa, from its color; ina i kalua pu ole me ka palaa, oia ke kapakelewai. kīauau₃ [kī·au·au]. vt.to smooth out wrinkles fromtapa or clothes with light, deft touches. kiauau [ki-au-au]. v.To smooth; to smooth down; to take wrinkles out of kapa or clothes. kīheʻaheʻa palaʻā [kī·heʻa·heʻapalaʻā]. n.coloring matter fortapa made from thepalaʻā fern. kīhei [kī·hei]. nvt. kihei [ki-hei]. s.Name of the garment formerly worn by Hawaiian men; a loose garment of kapa thrown over one shoulder and tied in a knot; it was thrown off at work. kihi moe. n.name of one of the places, as under atapa, where thenoʻa stone was hidden in the game ofpūhenehene. kihi puka₂. n.name of one of the places under atapa, where thenoʻa stone was hidden in the game ofpūhenehene. kikama. n.whitetapa made ofwauke. kikama [ki-ka-ma]. s.The white kapa made from the wauke. kīkepa₂ [kī·kepa]. vi.to lean over to one side, to cover one side; to turn to the side; to place in a one-sided manner; on the side, as atapa orlei worn over one shoulder and under the opposite arm. kīkomo₁ [kī·komo]. vt.to inlay; to mix, as sap from tree-fern fronds (palaholo) andmāmaki bark withwauke bark while beatingtapa. kīkoni [kī·koni]. nvt. kikoni [ki-ko-ni]. To prepare and make soft the wauki for making kapa; ka wauki ikikoniia a palupalu maikai. kilikaʻa₂ [kili·kaʻa]. n.a kind oftapa, associated with Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. kilohana₁ [kilo·hana]. nvs.name of the outside, decorated sheet oftapa in thekuʻinakapa, bed coverings; the four inner layers were white, contrasting with the decoratedkilohana. Hence extended meanings: best, superior, excellent. kilohana [ki-lo-ha-na]. s.The outside kapa of a pa-u, which was of the best material and the most beautifully printed. kiʻolena [kiʻo·lena]. nvt.tapa-drying and bleaching place; to dry and bleachtapa; to dyetapa. kiolena [ki-o-le-na]. v.Kio andlena, to iron clothes. To spread out to dry, as kapa; to whiten in the sun.s.A place for coloring kapa. kīpū₁ [kī·pū]. nvt. kipu [ki-pu]. To fold tightly around one, as a large kapa. kīwaʻawaʻa₂ [kī·waʻa·waʻa]. n.type of coarse, roughtapa. kiwaawaa [ki-waa-waa]. s.A rough kind of kapa used for various purposes, but of a rough texture; a coarse kapa; he huna hoopulu kuku na ka wahine; he pa-u manoanoa. kīwawā₂ [kī·wawā]. n.mulberry bark partly beaten intotapa. kiwawa [ki-wa-wa]. s.Wauki partly beaten into kapa; the thick kapa matter when partly beaten out, or ready for beating. Seekiwaawaa above. koaha. n.young shoots of mulberry plant used for medicine; soft mulberry fiber used for making fine whitetapa. koʻeau [koʻe·au]. n.design on atapa beater or ontapa consisting of gently waving, delicate parallel lines (the waves are smaller and less jagged than those of thehāʻao).cf.pūʻili. koʻi hole. n.pig's jawbone used for grooving (hole) boards for making ribbedtapa.(Kam. 76:112) kōnane₃ [kō·nane]. n.tapa-beater design. kōnane hoʻopaʻi [kō·nanehoʻo·paʻi]. n.tapa-beater design. kōnane pepehi [kō·nanepepehi]. n.tapa-beater design. kōnane pūpū [kō·nanepū·pū]. n.atapa-beater pattern; akōnane checkerboard design with rounded pits (pūpū) in the middle of each square. kōpili₁ [kō·pili]. n.thin, transparenttapa made of mulberry bark. kopili [ko-pi-li]. A species of wauki.The wauki bark pounded thin; ikoiko ia a lahilahi. kōpili₂ [kō·pili]. small whitetapa placed over images and altars during religious services; the ceremony; to perform the ceremony.Alsokōpilo nui. kopili [ko-pi-li]. The name of a small white kapa put on the idols. Seeoloa. kowaha. var. spelling ofkoaha, mulberry fiber... kowaha [ko-wa-ha]. s.A species of wauki. Seekopili. Eia kona laau, o ka popolo ame kekowaha. kua₂. nvt. kua kapa. n.tapa-beating anvil. kua kuku. n.wooden anvil, as used for beatingtapa. kualena [kua·lena]. vt.to stretch, astapa to free from wrinkles; taut.fig., to concentrate the thoughts. kualena [ku-a-le-na]. v.Seelena. To stretch or spread out in order to free from wrinkles. kuamū₄ [kua·mū]. n.atapa used in sorcery ceremonies. kuaʻula. n.ribbed or groovedtapa, as made with a grooved board. kuaula [ku-a-u-la]. s.Red thick kapa; red bark. kuehu,kuwehu. vt. kuehu kapa. v.to shake atapa in a way that seems innocent but that will bring a curse upon the person to whom the motion is directed.(Kam. 64:141) kuekue [kue·kue]. nvt.sound of tapping, tap, as of a mallet on atapa anvil; to tap-tap. kūhili₁ [kū·hili]. vt.to stain or dye by soaking in water containing mashed bark, as nets or mulberry bark before it is pounded intotapa.cf.hili, bark dye. kuhili [ku-hi-li]. adj.Mixed with coloring matter, as wauki before it is pounded and thus colored in the bark; ka onohi ula me he waukikuhili la. kuʻinakapa [kuʻina·kapa]. n.tapa bed covering, consisting of five layers stitched together at one end; the inner four (iho) were white, the outer was designed (kilohana).cf.kapa kuʻina. kūkaʻa₁ [kū·kaʻa]. nvt.roll, bolt of cloth; rolled pack, as of pandanus leaves ready for plaiting; to roll up, as a bundle of cloth ortapa; to swell up. kukaa [ku-kaa]. s.Seekaa, to roll. A roll; a bundle of cloth or kapa; a large bundle; hookahi punahele, hookahikukaa, each intimate friend, onebundle (piece) of cloth.v.Ku andkaa, to roll. To roll up, as a bundle of kapa or cloth; to make a heap; to swell up; e pehu. kuku₁. vt.to beat, astapa.[(WP) PPN*tutu,to beat out bark into felt] kuku [ku-ku]. v.Seeku, to strike; to hit. To strike; to beat, as in pounding kapa; uakukuia ke kua me ka pulu kapa i ka hale.s.The operation of beating out kapa. kuli-puʻu. n.var. spelling ofkulipuʻu, design with zigzag stripes, intapas, mats, and quilts. lit., bent knees. kulipuʻu,kuli-puʻu [kuli·puʻu]. n.design with zigzag stripes, intapas, mats, and quilts.lit., bent knees.alsonihowilihemo. kuni₃. n.type of black magic that results in the death of a sorcerer, achieved by burning an object taken from the corpse of the sorcerer's victim; to practicekuni. Pebbles andkukui nuts used for discovering the sorcerer were wrapped intapa such asʻaeokahaloa,ʻēkahaloa,ʻōʻūholowai, andpuakai.Malo, Chapter 28 kūʻoulena₁ [kūʻou·lena]. a kind of coarsetapa.alsoʻakoa.(AP) kūpalu [kū·palu]. vt. kupalu [ku-pa-lu]. To pound and beat out, as kapa. kūpaoa₂ [kū·paoa]. n.night cestrum (Cestrum nocturnum) and other strong-smelling plants; by some authoritiesPeperomia spp.,Railliardia spp., and a plant used to scenttapa (seepele₃).alsoʻala aumoe,onaona Iāpana. kupaoa [ku-pa-o-a]. s.An odorous plant used to scent kapa. -lā. lāʻau kāpalapala [lāʻaukā·pala·pala]. n.bamboo stamp for markingtapas.lit., printing stick. laʻiokona₂ [laʻi-o-Kona]. design on atapa beater. lapa₃. n.bamboo liners, fortapa printing. lapa [la-pa]. The bamboo on which were cut various figures, used by women in printing kapa.adj.Having a flat or square side; e kalai alapa, hew oneside.Squared, as a hewed stick of timber; kalai alapalapa, hew all sidesflat orsquare. NOTE.—Hewing three or four sides of a stick of timber brings out the ridges or corners. lauʻamaʻu. n.tapa-beater design.lit.,ʻamaʻu fern pattern. lauhuki₁ [lau·huki]. nvt.tapa soaking, to soaktapa. lauhuki [lau-hu-ki]. The office of the person who moistened the kapa during the process of pounding it. Lauhuki₂ [lau·huki]. n.name of a goddess worshipped bytapa makers. lauhuki [lau-hu-ki]. s.The god of those who pounded or manufactured kapa; he akua no ka poe kuku kapa. laumaʻu. n.design on atapa beater, said to suggest themaʻu leaf. launiu. n.design on atapa beater. leihala₂ [lei-hala]. n.plaiting andtapa designs consisting of a series of inverted triangles, suggestive of ahalalei. lelepe₁. n.toothed, sharp-pointed design, as intapa. lepa₁. n.flag, ensign, place marked by a flag,tapa cloth on end of a stick, as used to mark a taboo area. lepa [le-pa]. An ensign; a flag used in a war canoe; the flag used at the door of a sacred house. NOTE.—Thelepa was a piece of kapa tied at the end of a stick as a sign or flag and used for various purposes; i ke kukulu ana a ua poe kahuna la i ko lakoulepa, on the putting up of those priests theirflag; a hahaiia kalepa a ua poe kahuna la, theflag of the priests was torn away. loli₃. vs.spotted, speckled, daubed; to color in spots, astapa.cf.ʻīloli₂. loli [lo-li]. To make a spot with coloring matter; to daub; to color; e kikohu, e onionio; to color in spots, as was often done with kapa. luanuʻu [lua·nuʻu]. dressed out intapa, as temple images inLono's temple on important occasions.(And.) luanuu [lu-a-nuu]. v.To be dressed out with a large kuina of kapa, as the gods were on important occasions. lukaluka₃ [luka·luka]. n.tapa sarong, as worn by men.(Malo 182) lupe₁. n.kite. Four types oflupe were said to exist; maʻaloa [maʻa·loa]. n.a low native shrub (Neraudia melastomaefolia), related to themāmaki, and like it, having strong bark formerly used for makingtapa.alsoʻoloa,maʻoloa. maaloa [maa-lo-a]. s.The name of a bush or small tree, from the bark of which kapa was made. māʻauea₃,māʻauwea [māʻau·ea]. n.plant listed by Kamakau as used fortapa. māhuna₂ [mā·huna]. n.fine scentedtapa dyed withnoni bark, made under strict taboo and reserved for chiefs; used for the bestpāʻū (sarongs) on Hawaiʻi.(FS 253) mahuna [ma-hu-na]. A species of kapa like thepaipaikukui. māiki₂ [mā·iki]. n.an ancient type oftapa (no data). makaliʻiliʻi [maka·liʻi·liʻi]. redup. ofmakaliʻi, tiny, very small, fine, wee, small-meshed... makanunui [maka·nunui]. vs.widely spaced, as grooves on atapa beater. maka-ʻupena. n.design, as carved on atapa beater and used in quilting. makuʻu₂. n.bundle, as of whitetapa fastened to ridgepole during certain ceremonies.(Malo 171) mālolo₃ [mā·lolo]. n.an ancient type oftapa (no data). māluaʻula [mā·luaʻula]. n.type oftapa stained with dye made ofkukui bark. maolua [mao·lua]. n.a kind of redtapa. maʻomaʻo₂ [maʻo·maʻo]. n.a greentapa, as ofmāmaki bark. maʻuʻa. vs.careless, as of clothing, mats,tapa, property. moelola [moe·lola]. n.stripedtapa; an outer sheet (kilohana) for bed covers, as made by laying a red cloth ortapa over a whitetapa in long panels with intervening white spaces, and then beating it into thetapa; striped.cf.paʻiʻula. moelua [moe·lua]. vs.striped, of two colors of about same width and lying parallel, as oftapa.cf.moekolu,weke. moelua [mo-e-lu-a]. s.A red kapa, either a malo or pa-u. Seepenauea. He kapa, he pa-u, hemoelua. mole₃. n.name of the smooth, uncarved side of atapa beater, as used at the end of the beating to smooth out the cloth. mole hāluʻa [molehā·luʻa]. n.stripes (hāluʻa) on an otherwise smooth surface of atapa beater; beater with one side smooth, and the other designed. moʻo₅. n.small fragment, as oftapa, not attached to a large piece.cf.moʻomoʻo₁, strips of moʻomoʻo₁ [moʻo·moʻo]. same asmoʻo₅;strips ofwauke bast beaten together from whichtapa sheets are to be made.(Kam. 76:113) moomoo [moo-moo]. s.Kapa of second or third rate; kappa that is not considered valuable. muimuia₂ [mui·muia]. vs.inharmonious, of juxtaposed colors, as ontapa or quilt. naʻenaʻe₃ [naʻe·naʻe]. n.design on outer sheet of a sleepingtapa. nao₁. nvs.ripple; ridge, as of twilled cloth or atapa beater; groove; streak ontapa; grain of wood or stone; thread of a screw; crevice, as in rocks; grooved.seenaohoʻopaʻi.[PPN*ŋao,depression, groove, engraved mark] nao [na-o]. The ridges of twilled cloth; lolenao; the streaks on kapa. naohāluʻa₁ [nao-hā·luʻa]. n.atapa pattern with lines. naohoʻopaʻi [nao-hoʻo·paʻi]. n.tapa beater pattern. naouahāʻao [nao-ua-hāʻao]. same ashāʻao₃, atapa pattern. naouananahuki [nao-ua-nana·huki]. n.name of atapa design. nei₁. nvi. niholiʻiliʻi [niho-liʻi·liʻi]. n.atapa design.lit., small teeth or notches. nihomanō [niho-manō]. n.atapa design.lit., shark tooth. ninikea [nini·kea]. n.whitetapa, as worn by priests during ceremonies. noʻa₂. n.v.a game in which thenoʻa was hidden under bundles oftapa and the players guessed where it was; to play this game.fig., secret thoughts or plans.(Malo 225–6) noʻenoʻe₁ [noʻe·noʻe]. vs.printed, oftapa; colored.cf.kīhei ʻaʻahu noʻenoʻe. nounou pūniu [nou·noupū·niu]. n.game of throwingtapa balls at suspended coconut shells. nunu₂. vt. ʻohe kāpala,ʻohe kāpalapala [ʻohekā·pala,ʻohekā·pala·pala]. n.piece of bamboo carved for printingtapa; bamboo stamp.lit., printing bamboo. ohekapala [o-he-ka-pa-la]. s.Ohe, bamboo, andkapala, to print. A piece of bamboo carved for the purpose of printing kapa; heohe kakau. ʻohi wauke. n.bundle ofwauke bark. oho lupalupa₂ [oholupa·lupa]. n.name of atapa design. ʻohuʻohu₂. n.whitetapa with black dots and figures. ohuohu [o-hu-o-hu]. A blackish kind of kapa. ʻoi₂. nvs.best, superior, superb, main, prominent, exceeding; to exceed, excel; left-over, extra, remaining, above, odd. ola₂. seehoʻōla, small piece of tapa... olena [o-le-na]. s.Seelena, yellow. Name of a plant; the turmeric, the root of which is used in dyeing yellow; it also forms an ingredient in curry; it resembles the awapuhi; also a yellow color, from the root. ʻoloa₁. same asmaʻaloa,maʻoloa, a shrub. oloa [o-lo-a]. s.Mulberry bark soaked until soft in water. ʻoloa₂. nvt.fine whitetapa, said to have been placed over an image during prayers(Laie 467); perhaps a verb to makeʻoloatapa.(For. 6:444)[PPN*koloa,valuable possessions] oloa [o-lo-a]. The name of small white kapas formerly put over the gods while the prayer was said, thus: i puaa, i niu, i maia, ioloa. olokele₂ [olo·kele]. n.a kind oftapa associated withNāpali, Kauaʻi.(GP 8–9) olomea₃ [olo·mea]. n.kind ofwauketapa dyed withʻōhiʻa bark,hōlei, and coconut water. ʻōlulo₃ [ʻō·lulo]. n.gourd container, as for bamboo stamps used for markingtapas. ʻōmaʻo₄ [ʻō·maʻo]. n.greenishtapa. omōhā [omō·hā]. n.tapa design.cf.mōhā, migratory duck. omoha [o-mo-ha]. s.A figure used in printing kapa. ʻōniʻo [ʻō·niʻo]. vs.spotted, streaked with various colors, as a pig, or astapa prints. onio [o-ni-o]. s.Cloth printed, especially in spots; the printed figures on calico.adj.Spotted; printed, like calico or kapa. ʻōnohi ʻula. n. ʻopihi₃. n.design fortapa and mats consisting of small triangles, probably named for the limpet. opihi [o-pi-hi]. A stamp in native cloth. ʻou₁. nvs.sharp, protruding, piercing; to protrude, project, jut out, pierce, puncture; to reach out for; to stretch out; to sound sharply; pinnacle, high peak; royal; sharp sound as of knee drum or oftapa anvil.[(CE) PPN*kou,protuberance: *ko(q)u] ʻōʻūholowai [ʻōʻū-holo-wai]. n.same asʻōʻūholowaiolaʻa, a well-known kind oftapa...(For. 5:112/113 Kuapakaa, 230/231 Halemano, 284/285 Iwa; FS. 18/19 Iwa, 252/253 Halemano) ʻōʻūholowaiolaʻa [ʻōʻū-holo-wai-o-Laʻa]. n.a well-known kind oftapa said to have been associated with the goddessLaka and to be used inkuni ceremonies.(For. 4:580/581 Kaipalaoa) ʻouʻou₂. nvi.a sharp sound, as of atapa mallet or of a tapping knee drum; to sound thus. ouou [o-u-o-u]. s.A sharp quick sound, as of the kapa mallet; kaniouou ke kani ana a ka ie kuku. pāʻā₁. same aspaʻaʻā₁,₂, fish, tapa... pāʻāʻā₂. n.inferiortapa made from small lengths of bark. pahoʻolā [pahoʻo·lā]. torntapa.(And.) pahoola [pa-ho-o-la]. s.Pa andhoola, a single kapa. A remnant; a piece; a worthless piece. Seepahola. SYN. with pawelu. pahu palapala [pahupala·pala]. n.writing desk; formerly a container for the coloring liquid used in printingtapa.lit., document box. pahupalapala [pa-hu-pa-la-pa-la]. s.Pahu andpalapala, writing.Originally, a container for the liquor in printing kapas. paʻi₁. nvt. pai. A striking; a stamping; an impressing, i. e., a printing, as kapa is printed, or as paper is printed in a press.To stamp; to print; to impress a stamp. pāʻihi₁. n.a small weed (Nasturtium sarmentosum), related to watercress; used medicinally and as atapa dye.cf.ʻihi kū kēpau.(Neal 372)PPN *pakisi. paʻi kukui. n.a kind of darktapa cloth dyed with juice fromkukui bark, said to be fromHālawa, Molokaʻi(Ii 83). According to(And), a pale yellowtapa made onMolokaʻi.alsopaʻipaʻi kukui. paʻiniu [paʻi-niu]. n.a very thin type oftapa. paʻipaʻi₁ [paʻi·paʻi]. redup. ofpaʻi₁, to slap, spank, beat, hit, clap...; paipai [pai-pai]. The act of pounding kapa as done by women. paʻipaʻi kukui [paʻi·paʻikukui]. same aspaʻi kukui, kind of dark tapa... paipaikukui [pai-pai-ku-kui]. s.The name of a species of kapa made on Molokai; its color was pale yellow; he kapa ano like me kapaipaikukui. paʻipaʻinahā [paʻi·paʻi·nahā]. n.tapa cloak worn over the shoulder like a cape. paipainaha [pai-pai-na-ha]. s.A cloak; a garment; a kapa. paʻiua [paʻi·ua]. n.fine, whitetapa. paʻiʻula₁. n.tapa made by beating red rags ortapa pieces to form a mixture of white and red (as outer orkilohana sheet for bedcovers).alsowelu ʻula.cf.moelola. paiula [pai-u-la]. s.Name of a kind of kapa made by beating up the welus of red kapa with new waoke, which formed a mixture of white and red; kahiko aku la oia i kona mau hookele i na kiheipaiula. Laieik. 12. pakē₃. n.plain undyedtapa.rare. pake [pa-ke]. The name of white kapa. pākea₂ [pā·kea]. n.white inner sheets of sleepingtapa. paku₁. vt.to unite portions oftapa by beating.rare. [(AN) PPN*patu,strike with a blow] paku₂. vt.to send away, expelcf.kipaku, to send away, drive away, expel, discharge, banish...rare. palaʻā₂. n.atapa ofmāmaki bark dyed brownish-red withpalaʻā fern, of silky quality. palaholo₁ [pala·holo]. n.rolled-up frond of theʻamaʻu fern; paste made of sap from the fronds, used in welding strips oftapa together.tapa made with old torn pieces added to new pieces was also calledpalaholo.(For. 5:641) palaholo [pa-la-ho-lo]. s.Pala andholo forhee, to flow. Paste made from the fern calledamaumau; the paste was used in pasting kapas. palalei [pala·lei]. n.uncuttapa fringe.rare. palalei [pa-la-lei]. s.The spreading of one's kapa over the head of a chief on entering a house; kapalalei o kou kapa. pālani [pā·lani]. vi.to skim lightly; to paint or daub lightly, especially to painttapa in light shades.cf.mālani.[PPN*pala,smear, smudge: *pala(-i,-ngi,-si)] palapala₁ [pala·pala]. nvt.document of any kind, bill, deed, warrant, certificate, policy, letter, tract, writ, diploma, manuscript; writing of any kind, literature; printing ontapa or paper; formerly the Scriptures or learning in general; to write, send a written message. palapala [pa-la-pa-la]. v.Seepala, to paint; to spot. To stamp with marks, as in painting or printing kapa. NOTE.—The figures, like calico printing, were cut on pieces of wood or bamboo, dipped in the liquid coloring matter and then impressed with the hand on the kapa.s.Characters made by impressing marks on kapa or paper like printing or by writing with a pen; hence, pālauanahu [pā·lau·anahu]. same asʻaeokahaloa, atapa. palelei [pale·lei]. n.head covering oftapa wrapped over the head with the ends hanging down in front.rare. palepale₁ [pale·pale]. redup of: pāleuleu [pā·leu·leu]. vs.old, worn-out, astapa, mats, or clothing.cf.ʻāleuleu. palūpalū [palū·palū]. n.a kind of yellowtapa. palupalu [pa-lu-pa-lu]. The name of a pa-u colored yellow. paniki. coloring matter, as fortapa.(And.) paniki [pa-ni-ki]. s.Coloring matter; a dye for coloring kapas; wai hoohinuhinu. papa hole. n.smooth, planed lumber; grooved board for making ribbedtapa. paʻūpaʻū₂ [paʻū·paʻū]. n.overlaidtapa(Kam. 76:115) said to be so called because it was wet during its manufacture; sometimes worn by dancers. paʻūpaʻū [paʻū·paʻū]. n.tapa, bark cloth. pehuakoa [pehu-a-koa]. n.tapa colored with an infusion made ofkoa bark.lit.,koa swelling. pehuakoa [pe-hu-a-koa]. s.The name of a kind of kapa, colored with the bark of the koa tree. pele₃. n.choiceKauaʻitapa(FS 252–3), scented withmaile andkūpaoa, said to be gray and dyed with charcoal made of burned sugar cane mixed with coconut water (preceded byke). pepehi₂. n.surface of atapa beater formed by deep grooves with the wide ridges (up to 14) rounded off in the form of an inverted U; sometimes the beater itself was so called.cf.hoahoa,hohoa. pepele [pe-pe-le]. s.A species of kapa made on Kauai. pili₇. n.uncolored sheets in akapa kuʻina, sleepingtapa. pilimoe [pili-moe]. n.name of one of thetapas in the game ofpūhenehene. pilipuka₂ [pili·puka]. one of thetapa covers in thepūhenehene game, which were named for different parts of the night. poʻaʻaha₂. n.the same aswauke, but the leaves commonly smaller, entire, and rounded. The leaves ofwauke are commonly lobed. poaaha [po-a-a-ha]. s.The bark of the cloth mulberry. pōʻaha₁. n.circle, as of flowers; ring, as oftapa about a sore that prevents friction; a round support for a calabash made of pandanus orti leaves wrapped into a ring and bound with a cord. poʻaka. n.scar; mark, as of tattooing ortapa design. pōhaku o Kāne [pō·hakuokāne]. n.stone monuments that were places of refuge (puʻuhonua) where families made offerings, such as pig, red fish,kava, andtapas, to atone for wrong-doing.lit., stone ofKāne.(Kam. 64:32–3) poho₇. n.a bundle oftapa pieces (moʻomoʻo).rare. poho hoʻoluʻu [pohohoʻo·luʻu]. n.cup of coconut shell, gourd, or stone, containing dye fortapa. poho kāpalapala [pohokā·pala·pala]. n.container fortapa dye. poʻipū₂ [poʻi·pū]. n.a kind oftapa. polohiwa [polo·hiwa]. vs.dark, glistening black, as clouds ortapa.(Kep. 175) Pōpōkapa [pō·pō-kapa]. n.rain name.lit.,tapa bundle, so-called because people bundled uptapa during rains to keep it from becoming wet.alsoPōpōua. pōʻulu₁. n.bark of tender breadfruit shoots, as used for less finetapa. poulu [po-u-lu]. s.Name of a shrub or small tree from the bark of which a species of kapa was made. pū₈. vi.to divide by lot: pebbles or seeds were placed under atapa, and divided unseen into heaps, and the players drew to get the largest heaps. puahala [pua-hala]. n.design intapa and patchwork quilts. puakai₂ [pua·kai]. nvs.red oftapa ormalo dyed withnoni juice(Malo 49); a redtapa used inkuni ceremonies.seewauke puakai. puakai [pu-a-kai]. A dye for coloring red; he wai hooluu ulaula. puakoali [pua·koali]. n.atapa colored by beating in sandalwood.(Kam. 76:157) pualiʻi₂ [pua·liʻi]. n.kind oftapa used for loincloths and sarongs. puaniu [pua·niu]. n.atapa dyed with coconut, probably oil; atapa dye.(Kam. 76:109) puaniu [pu-a-ni-u]. s.Kapa colored with the niu or cocoanut. puela. nvs.a longtapa strip, as used for a marker or banner; narrow, thin, as a banner. puhionio [pu-hi-o-ni-o]. v.To paint or color in a spotted manner; to stamp with different colors, as kapa in former times. pūʻili₃. n.a type oftapa-beater pattern: tips of zigzag ridges in adjacent surfaces meet and form sunken lozenges. cf.koʻeau, in which the ridges are parallel. pūʻilihāluʻa [pūʻili-hā·luʻa]. n.pūʻili design with one or morehāluʻa ridges or strips between the panels of the beater. pūʻilikoʻeau [pūʻili-koʻe·au]. n.pūʻili andkoʻeau designs combined. pūkohukohu [pū·kohu·kohu]. vs.red, oftapa, as dyed withnoni juice(Malo 49).(FS 252–3) pukohukohu [pu-ko-hu-ko-hu]. adj.A red malo or other kapa; e hawele ana me kona aahupukohukohu.Laieik. 40.s.The name of a malo colored with the noni or red; a thick red malo. pūloʻu₁ [pū·loʻu]. nvt.to cover the head; head covering. pulou [pu-lo-u]. To hide or conceal from view;pulou iho la ia i ke kapa.Laieik. 174. pūloʻu₃ [pū·loʻu]. n.a blacktapa made ofwauke, same asʻōʻūholowai (but(Kam) says this was made ofmāmaki bark).(Malo 48) pulou [pu-lo-u]. A black kapa; a kapa of any dark color.The act of putting a black kapa over one for the purpose of concealment. puloulou [pu-lou-lou]. A kapa on a stick (calledpahu) erected as a sign of kapu. pulu₃. nvt.any greenery or underbrush cut to be used as mulch, as well as the mulch itself; coconut husk, coconut fiber, raw cotton,tapa pulp; cushion; fine linen; tinder, kindling; soft, padded; to kindle, as fire (preceded byke). See ex.see ex.ʻē₁.[(MP) PPN*pulu,coconut husk fibre] pūnana₃ [pū·nana]. n.a process of making women'spāʻū; whitetapa. punana [pu-na-na]. A kind of white kapa. pūnana keʻokeʻo [pū·nanakeʻo·keʻo]. n.whitetapa used for makingpāʻū. pūnoni [pū·noni]. nvs.red dye fromnoni-root bark; red, astapa dyed thus. punoni [pu-no-ni]. The kapa so colored. puʻoa. pas/imp. ofpuʻō, bluster, onslaught, as of high wind or dashing waves... pūpū₂ [pū·pū]. n.any circular motif, as intapa. pupupu₃. n.temporary hut, as for shelter from the sun for beatingtapa; hovel; covering. pupupu [pu-pu-pu]. s.A small out-house; a shelter from the sun. Seekamala. A small house such as is used for beating kapa; a temporary shed. pupupu [pu-pu-pu]. A kind of white kapa used for pa-us.A heap of refuse, worthless kapa. puʻu₁₀. vt.to cast or draw lots, as with a knotted string, or by heaping up pebbles under atapa, and guessing the number in each heap, or calling one heap positive and the other negative, with the answer to the question provided by the heap with the greatest number of pebbles. puʻukoʻa₂ [puʻu·koʻa]. n.a reddish-browntapa. puʻukohukohu [puʻu·kohu·kohu]. n.a graytapa,Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. puʻukukui [puʻu·kukui]. n.tapa colored with dye made of breadfruit blossom andkukui tree bark. puukukui [puu-ku-ku-i]. s.A kind of kapa made of wauke and pouleulu. puʻulepo [puʻu-lepo]. n.a reddish-browntapa. ū₂. vs.moist, soaked; to drip, drizzle, ooze; impregnated, as with salt.cf.kawaū,koʻū,maʻū. u. v.To be tinctured or impregnated with anything; as, uau ka pipi i ka paakai; uau ke kapa i ka mea hooluu;u ke kapa i ka ua. uahāʻao [ua-hāʻao]. same ashāʻao₃, atapa pattern. uʻauʻa [uʻa·uʻa]. n.atapa dyed as withʻōlena (turmeric) ornoni. uaua [u-a-u-a]. The name of a kapa or pau colored yellow; ina i hooluu ia ka pau i ka olena, heuaua ia. uauahi [ua·uahi]. nvs.smoky-gray color, as oftapa; gray quality, as of a whitened sugar-cane leaf; smoky, hazy; a reddish-bluetapa.(Kam. 76:157) uhaʻi₂. n.covering for door opening, doorway frame. uhi₆. n.mark made by the gall of rawpūpū ʻawa (a shellfish) ontapa or on the skin as an ornament. uhiwai₂ [uhi·wai]. n.type oftapa. ʻuku kapa. n.body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus).lit.,tapa louse. ukukapa [u-ku-ka-pa]. s.Uku, louse, andkapa, garment. A kapa louse; a body louse; he uku no ke kino o ke kanaka. ulu₆. n.kind oftapa made atWaipiʻo, Hawaiʻi; name of a quilt design. ʻupenapupu [ʻupena-pupu]. n.atapa-beater design with net meshes enhanced with small circles. ʻūpiki₂ [ʻū·piki]. atapa stamp. waiʻele₁. n.blacktapa dye;tapa so dyed. waiele [wai-e-le]. s.Wai andele, dark colored. A dye for cloth or kapa. wailau₂ [wai·lau]. n.an ancient variety oftapa.(For. 5:112) wailiʻiliʻi [wai·liʻi·liʻi]. n.a decoratedtapa.lit., small colors. wailiilii [wai-lii-lii]. s.Thick striped kapa; the stripes are yellow. waiʻoʻopu [wai-ʻoʻopu]. n.type oftapa. waipalupalu [wai-palu·palu]. n.a kind oftapa.lit., soft dye or pattern. wale₁. n.slime, mucus, phlegm; sticky sap, as from cuts in tree ferns andmāmaki wood that is mixed with bark in makingtapa.cf.waha wale.[PPN*wale,slimy, slimy substance] wauke [wau-ke]. s.Seewaoke. The kapa shrub. wauke puakai [waukepua·kai]. n.wauke bast dyed red for use as coloring material intapa.(Kam. 76:114) welu ahi. n.ball oftapa cord used to carry fire. welu ʻula. n.red rag;tapa made of pieces of redtapa beaten up with othertapa.alsopaʻiʻula. weluula [we-lu-u-la]. s.Welu andula, red. The name of a kind of kapa made of pieces of red kapa beaten up with waoke; more generally calledpaiula.
ʻamaʻu₁. n.all species of an endemic genus of ferns (Sadleria), with trunk more or less evident. The fronds are narrower, smaller, and less divided than those of thehāpuʻu. At least one species has at the top of the trunk a mass of soft scales (pulu) used as pillow stuffing. Formerly, in times of famine, the tasteless pith of the trunk was cooked and eaten. The fronds were used to mulch dry-landtaro, the stems for plaiting and as sizing fortapa. Theʻamaʻu was one of the forms thatKamapuaʻa, the pig god, could take at will.Alsomaʻumaʻu,maʻu.seemaʻumaʻu.(Neal 22–3)[(CE) PPN*mamaku,fern (cyathea sp.)]
ʻape. n.largetaro-like plants (Alocasia macrorrhiza,Xanthosoma robustum). A number of beliefs concerningʻape have been recorded.ʻape was planted by a gate or fence because the irritating sap of the leaves was thought to ward off evil spirits; leaves were placed undertapas or mats on which the sick lay for the same reason.ʻape was not planted near the house for fear the residents might become sick. Varieties are qualified by the colorskea orkeʻokeʻo (white), orhiwa orʻeleʻele (dark).(Neal 156, 162)[PPN*kape,a plant (alocasia macrorrhiza)]
• ditch, furrow, trench, gutter,
• canal, channel;
• groove, as in atapa beater;
• to notch, as tops of house posts.(For. 5:643)
ʻawapuhi₁ [ʻawa·puhi]. n.wild ginger (Zingiber zerumbet), a forest herb with narrow leaves arranged along a stalk 30 to 60 cm high, bearing on a separate stalk small yellowish flowers in an oblong head, and having aromatic underground stems; a native of India.(Neal 257) The root was used to scent and dyetapa.Alsoʻawapuhi kuahiwi,ʻōpuhi. Several varieties are listed below.[(CE) PPN*kawa-pusi,a fragrant plant]
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hala₃. n.the pandanus or screw pine (Pandanus odoratissimus), native from southern Asia east to Hawaiʻi, growing at low altitudes, both cultivated and wild. It is a tree with many branches, which are tipped with spiral tufts of long narrow, spine-edged leaves; its base is supported by a clump of slanting aerial roots. The pineapple-shaped fruits are borne on female trees whereas the spikes of fragrant, pollenbearing flowers are borne separately on male trees. Many uses: leaves (lau hala) for mats, baskets, hats; the yellow to red fruit sections for leis, brushes; male flowers to scenttapa, their leaflike bracts to plait mats (seehīnano).(Neal 51) The aerial root (uleule) tip is a good source of vitamin B and cooked inti leaves was used medicinally, although unpleasant tasting. The tree is calledpū hala. Thehala lei is much liked today but formerly was not worn on important ventures becausehala also means failure. For the same reason some persons will not compose songs abouthala. Types ofhala are listed below. Pineapples arehala plus qualifier.[(AN) PPN*fara,pandanus]
hame₁. n.the two native species ofAntidesma, medium-sized trees with hard wood, in theeuphorbia family; leaves more or less ovate, fruits in grapelike clusters, purple, one-seeded. Formerly the wood was used for anvils for preparingolonā fiber, the fruit to colortapa red.alsohaʻā,haʻāmaile,hamehame,mehame.(Neal 500)
hōlei₁ [hō·lei]. n.a small native tree (Ochrosia compta) related to thehao (Rauvolfia) and closely resembling it, but the leaves thicker, the yellow flowers fragrant, and the twinned fruits yellow and much larger. Formerly, bark and roots yielded a yellow dye fortapa.(Neal 691)
• shelf, ledge, rack,
• frame on whichtapa and other articles were laid;
• flooring.
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ipu₁. n.the bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria, alsoL. vulgaris), a wide-spreading vine, with large-angled or lobed leaves, white, night blooming flowers, and smooth green and mottled or white fruits varying widely in shape and size. The plant is a native of tropical Asia or Africa. Hawaiians have long used gourds as receptacles, small gourds with thin walls to hold water or food, or for rattles for dances (theipu has a fine tone, halfway between that ofniu andlaʻamia), larger ones with thin to thick walls to holdtapa and other articles or to serve as drums. Orientals cook and eat the white pulp of green fruits. Hawaiians have distinguished between a kind with bitter pulp, used medicinally, and a kind with nonbitter pulp. For gourds classified according to shape and color seehōkeo,hue,hulilau,kūkaeʻiwa,ʻolo,poʻokanaka.cf.pule ipu.(Neal 812–3)PPN *ipu.
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kahuakaulaʻi. n.drying yard forhamoʻula orkuaʻula (ribbedtapa) [which might cover two acres or more. The surrounding fence was of wooden palings and dried banana leaves.] (Mitchell 1969: 199)
• shawl, cape, afghan;
• cloak ofmakaloa matting;
• rectangulartapa garment worn over one shoulder and tied in a knot;
• bed covering;
• to wear akīhei.
[(CE) PPN*tifa,insert, inlay, patch (problematic)]
• small adze used for smoothing and finishing a canoe;
• to smooth and finish a canoe;
• to softenwauke bark fortapa making;
• to pierce or lance a swelling; a piercing,
• to peck; a peck,
• to blaze, as a tree; a blaze;
• to rap on the forehead, usually with a single knuckle, especially as a gesture of rudeness or contempt, hence to treat contemptuously.
cf.kīkēkē, to rap with all the knuckles.
• to hold back or brace, as a canoe on a wave with a paddle;
• to rein in, as a horse;
• to remain, as mist or rain;
• to fold tightly about one, as a blanket;
• steersman.
koaiʻe. n.a native tree (Acacia koaia), much like the koa but smaller, the pods narrower and with seeds arranged vertically in the pod, rather than horizontally as in koa, and leaves averaging narrower; the wood is harder, formerly used for spears, fancy paddles, and for theiʻetapa beater; later for furniture.fig., person from the upland country.Alsokoaiʻa.cf.huʻe.(Neal 405)
kōlea₄ [kō·lea]. n.native species of trees and shrubs (Myrsine [Rapanea,Suttonia]) with oval to narrow leaves more or less crowded at branch tips, small flowers, and small round fruits among or below the leaves. Uses: red sap and charcoal from the wood to dyetapa, wood for houses, logs for beatingtapa.(Neal 664)
• to hew, chop, chip, hack, dub, strike, cut out;
• to fell, strike down, as an image(Oihk. 26:30);
• anvil, as of a blacksmith or for beating tapa;
• house used for beatingtapa.
[(NP) PPN*tua,fell, chop down]The hewed stick, block or wood on which kapa is beaten.The anvil of a blacksmith, from its similarity to the kapa block (a modern application.)Isa. 41:7.
• to shake, stir up, as dust;
• to knock a club from a foe's hands;
• to toss up, as spray;
• to brandish, wave;
• to clear of weeds;
• to drive off, especially evil spirits (tapa orti leaves were torn into strips, blessed, and passed over a patient in order to exorcise spirits).
cf.ehu, spray.seeKuehu Lepo.
kukui₁. n.
• candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), a large tree in the spurge family bearing nuts containing while, oily kernels which were formerly used for lights;
• hence the tree is a symbol of enlightenment.
• the nuts are still cooked for a relish (ʻinamona).
• the soft wood was used for canoes,
• gum from the bark was used for paintingtapa;
• black dye was obtained from nut coats and from roots,
• (nuts were chewed and spat into the sea by men fishing with nets for parrot fish (kākā₄uhu₁) in order to calm the sea(FS 38–9): see ex.pili₁).
• polished nuts are strung inleis;
• the silvery leaves and small white flowers are strung inleis as representative ofMolokaʻi, as designated in 1923 by the Territorial legislature.
• thekukui was named the official emblem for the State of Hawaii in 1959 because of its many uses and its symbolic value.
•kukui is one of the plant forms ofKamapuaʻa that comes to help him(FS 215).
• calledkuikui onNiʻihau.
seelei kukui.(Neal 504–7)[(FJ) PPN*tui-tui,candlenut tree (aleurites moluccana)]
• to stuff with food, fatten, hence to make a favorite;
• to attract fish by chumming, as with decayed pork;
• to mash to a pulp, sometimes said oftapa particles or cloth beaten intotapa as it is being prepared.
cf.palu.
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•lupelā, a round kite,lit., sun kite;
•lupemahina, kite withtapa covering cut in a crescent shape,lit., moon kite;
•lupemanu, kite with wings on the side,lit., bird kite;
•lupemaoli, kite suggestive of European kites in shape,lit., genuine kite.
cf.kaʻiālupe, to support a sick or intoxicated person between two other persons. lit., lead like a kite...PPN *lupe.
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māmaki [mā·maki]. n.small native trees (Pipturus spp.) with broad white-backed leaves and white mulberry-like fruit; the bark yielded a fiber valued for a kind oftapa, similar to that made fromwauke but coarser. Often misspelledmamake.alsowaimea.see ex.wale₁.(Neal 318–9)[PPN*mati,a tree (ficus tinctoria)]
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• to rumble, as an earthquake;
• sighing, soughing, as of the wind;
• indistinct sound, as of distant shouting.
• swollen, puffed up; to swell up;
• to swathe or roll up, as an article intapa;
• to fold, bind.
[(MP) PPN*ŋuŋu,rheumatism, arthritis]
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ʻōlena₁ [ʻō·lena]. n.the turmeric (Curcuma domestica, also incorrectly calledC. longa), a kind of ginger distributed from India into Polynesia, widely used as a spice and dye in foods, to color cloth andtapa, and medicinally for earache and lung trouble. A cluster of large leaves rises from thick, yellow underground stems, which are the useful part of the plant, either raw or cooked.(Neal 255–6)PPN *renga.
• red eyeball;
• red rainbow segment;
• cloud with red hues of rainbow;
• variety of redtapa;
• fig., fury, anger.
P
• to slap, spank, beat, hit, clap; a slapping, slap,
• to print, publish; stamping, printing
• to snap, as pictures;
• to break, as a taboo;
(several old types oftapa begin withpaʻi:paʻipaʻinahā,paʻiua,paʻiʻula; preceded byke).cf.paʻi ā paʻi,paʻi kiʻi,paʻi puna.[(AN) PPN*paki,slap]
• to applaud, clap; applause;
• to sprinkle coloring matter (as charcoal or red cloth) ontapa and beat it in.
PPN *pakipaki.
palaʻie₂. nvi.to play the game of loop and ball; the game itself: a flexible stick made of braided coconut leaflets with a loop at one end and atapa ball on a string attached below the loop, the object being to catch the ball in the loop; this game was often played to a chant.
•pale₁ to ward off, thrust aside, parry...; to parry, as in boxing.
•pale₂ to deliver, as a child...;
•pale₃ to cover, overlay, line; to form a barrier...;
PNP *palepale.
pūloʻuloʻu₂ [pū·loʻu·loʻu]. n.atapa-covered ball on a stick (pahu) carried before a chief as insignia of taboo.
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ʻukiʻuki. n.Dianella sandwicensis, a native member of the lily family, with a short stem and long, narrow leaves, from among which arises a cluster of white or bluish flowers. The attractive fruits are blue, long-persistent berries formerly used to dyetapa.(Neal 191–2)
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wauke. n.the paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), a small tree or shrub, from eastern Asia, known throughout the Pacific for its usefulness. It belongs to the fig or mulberry family. The bark was made into toughtapa used for clothing, bed clothes; it lasted longer thanmāmakitapa.cf.poʻaʻaha₂.(Neal 301)[(CE) PPN*aute,paper mulberry]