• to roll, turn, twist, wallow, wind, braid, revolve; rolling, twisting, turning, • sloping. • to scud or move along, as clouds; • to wield, as a club;
ka
kaʻa
to roll, whirl, turn over; to revolve, as a wheel; to turn aside, deviate; rolling, turning, etc.seemaka kakaʻa.
hoʻo
kahu
₂
to make a fire for cooking in the oven; to act askahuseekahu₂, to tend or cook at an oven fire; to build an oven fire; to burn, as lime in a pit; one who tends an oven, a cook. Fig., to seethe with hot rage.
kahu
₂
to tend or cook at an oven fire; to build an oven fire; to burn, as lime in a pit; one who tends an oven, a cook.fig., to seethe with hot rage.
kahu
ʻai
to cooktaro or vegetable food; to keep the store of such food; to makepoi; a keeper or cook.same askahu umu orkahūmu.cf.kahu₂.
to rank, as from small to large.lit., put ranks in sequence.seepae.
hoʻoka
kaʻi
to lead, take alongseekakaʻi, to walk along with a group; to follow in line, as chickens after a hen; procession; litter, as of pigs.
hoʻokake
kaʻi
na
to mix up the order, jumble.lit., disturb (the) order.
hoʻolau
kaʻi
to coordinate, put in order.[comb.hoʻo- +laukaʻi.]seehoʻokaʻina, to put in order, sequence...,laukaʻi, coordinated, put in order...
hoʻomā
kaʻi
to act as a policeman; to appoint or invest as a policemanseemākaʻi₁, policeman, guard; to police, inspect, spy.
hoʻomā
kaʻi
kaʻi
to take others on a visit; to show the sights; to escortseemākaʻikaʻi, to visit, the sights; to stroll, make a tour, take a walk; to look upon; spectator.
hopena
kaʻi
na
consequence.lit., sequential result.
hua ala
kaʻi
a leading note in music, the major seventh of any scale, a semitone below the tonic.
excursion, field trip.lit., trip (for) exploring.alsohuakaʻi.
hua
kaʻi
pō
night procession or parade, especially the night procession of ghosts that is sometimes calledʻoiʻo.
kaʻi
₁
• to lead, direct, • lift up and carry; • to walk or step in a row or procession, or as a child learning to walk; • to train, as for racing. cf.alakaʻi, a prayer or service...,hākaʻi, to lead, guide...,huakaʻi, to move along...; trip, voyage...(Malo 219)
• to lead against the will, as a young child; • to lead here and there without permission; • to waddle, move with difficulty; • to carry about everywhere.
a herringbone design, as in mat plaiting or in thepāpale ʻie.
haʻina ke
keʻe
irregular verb.
hoʻo
keʻe
to make a turn, as in cutting paper or cloth; to turn, as in walking; to bend, form an angle.seekeʻe₁, crookedness; fault, defect, flaw, deformity; crooked, bent, full of faults.
to crook, bend, twist out of shape, pervert.seekekeʻe₁,redup. ofkeʻe₁, but more common; distorted, crooked, twisted. Fig., unrighteous, erroneous, distorted.
hoʻokī
keʻe
to go zigzagseekīkeʻe, to bend, crook; bending, zigzag; perverted.
same askelakela, excelling, exceeding, projecting beyond...
kela
₁
excelling, exceeding, projecting beyond, reaching high above; to jut out, excel.cf. ex.,ʻoi₂.cf.: kākela, to perform well... pākela, excel; exceedingly; great person who excels... poʻokela, foremost, best, superior, prime, outstanding, greatest...
pā
kela
excess; excessive, surpassing, intemperate; to exceed, surpass, excel; exceedingly; great person who excels.cf.kela, to exceed
grease, as used in machines or for tools with moving parts.[comb.hinu +kele.]
holo
kele
wai
runoff, as water running from the land into the sea.lit., muddy flow.
hoʻo
kele
₁
• to make muddy; • to sprinkle; • to soak material, as pandanus leaves, in water to make pliable for plaiting; • to feed, fatten, especially with soft food or liquids... seekele₁, watery, muddy, wet, swampy, greasy, fat, lush. Fig., impurity...
one who fishes for octopus by looking through a glass-bottomed box; formerly thekilo heʻe spit chewedkukui nut on the sea to calm the water, then examined (kilo) the sea bottom for octopus; to fish thus.Alsoʻōkiloheʻe.
kilo
hi
to glance, gaze, as into a mirror (kilo +hi, transitivizer).
kilo
hia
pas/imp. ofkilo, to watch closely, spy, examine, look around, observe...
kilo
hōkū
astrologer, astronomer, astronomy; to observe and study the stars.
kilo
iʻa
a man who observes fish movements from a high place and directs fishermen; to so act.
goddess of corals and spiny creatures of the sea, appearing as a woman and as a coral reef. From her shellsMāui made his famous hook for drawing the islands together.lit.,Hina stomach passing coral.(HM 219)
shrine, often consisting of circular piles of coral or stone, built along the shore or by ponds or streams, used in ceremonies as to make fish multiply; also built on bird islands, and used in ceremonies to make birds multiply.
koʻa
kā
coral shoal with rough sea where two or more opposing currents meet.fig., valiant.lit., dashing coral.(1 Sam. 14.52)
hypertension, i.e. abnormally high arterial blood pressure.lit., excessive high blood pressure.
Papaʻa
koko
land section on theKahana side ofLāʻie,Oʻahu, the one-time site of a place of refuge.lit.: secured blood.
pili
koko
blood relationship, blood relative; related by blood.
pū
koko
to appear red, as sunset glow or blood.
puni
koko
bloodthirsty.
puʻu
koko
clot of blood; heart; blood-clot foetus, in which shape the heroes of some of the tales are born.
ua
koko
₁
a low-lying rainbow.lit., blood rain.see ex.kīʻohuʻohu.
ʻulaʻō
koko
blood-red.
waha
koko
Waha andkoko, blood. To contend; to quarrel.
waha ʻō
koko
to slander one's own blood.lit., mouth that pierces blood.
Wai
koko
stream and land section,Hanalei district,Kauaʻi.lit.: blood water.
wai
koko
plasma.lit., blood fluid. alsopalasema.
waiwai
koko
ola
wealth taken to cause by sorcery the death of an innocent person — this was punishable by the sorcerer's own death.lit., live blood goods.(Kam. 64:120)
waiwai
koko
pīlau
wealth taken to cause by sorcery the death of a sorcerer who had prayed others to death.lit., foul blood goods.(Kam. 64:120)
heʻe mā
kole
squid beginning to decompose, with a pinkish color and a bad odor, liked by some.
to prepare octopus in this fashionseemākole₂, slightly decomposed pinkish octopus, relished by some; to turn pinkish, as octopus.
hoʻomā
kole
₁
to cause redness or soreness of the eyesseemākole₁, inflamed or sore eye; bloodshot; red-eyed; red-hot; red or yellow, as dying leaves; red, as a tinted cloud.
a creeping variety ofʻihi with red stems (differing in this fromʻihi ʻawa), yellow flowers, and no bulbs; used medicinally.lit., red-eyedʻihi.alsoʻihi maka ʻula.
gulch, stream, and beach park,Waipiʻo andMauna Kea qds.,Hawaiʻi. Mountains,Mākena qd.,Maui. Pass and road from Schofield Barracks through theWaiʻanae Range,Oʻahu. A large stone at the pass onOʻahu has been called a sacrificial stone, but it was probably never so used; others say the stone represents a woman named Kolekole who guarded the pass; students oflua fighting lay in wait here to practice their skill on travelers. In a battle hereMaui forces killed the last of theOʻahu people who had escaped the massacre atNiuhelewai.seePuʻukolekole.lit.: raw, scarred. (In one explanation of the name, a woman on the pass saw an apparently blind man approaching; doubting his blindness, she exposed herself. He opened his eyes and exclaimed,Aʻula,kolekole! Red, raw!)
kole
kole₁
redup. ofkole₁: • raw, as meat; • inflamed; • red, as a raw wound or as red earth...
same asmākole, inflamed or sore eye; bloodshot; red-eyed...
Mā
kole
land area, northwestKauaʻi. Land section and point, southeastLānaʻi.lit.: red-eyed.
mā
kole
₁
• inflamed or sore eye; bloodshot; red-eyed; • red-hot; • red or yellow, as dying leaves; • red, as a tinted cloud.
mā
kole
₂
slightly decomposed pinkish octopus, relished by some; to turn pinkish, as octopus.alsoheʻe pulu.
mā
kole
₃
rainbow.
mā
kole
₄
a small, smooth, succulent herb (Nertera granadensis var.insularis, commonly known asN. depressa), creeping on damp forest floors, a member of the coffee family with small ovate leaves and round, red to yellow, berry-like fruits.(Neal 794)
a variety of fresh-waterʻoʻopu.lit., red-tailedʻoʻopu. It is believed that this fish drives other fish away, and hence must be thrown out of a net with an exclamation of disgust.
• brace, support, wand, prop, helper; • small stalks to which feathers on largekāhili, standards, are tied, and which are attached to the main pole; • pole as used in pushing a canoe; to pole, push with a pole, • to prop; • sprit of a canoe's sail; • stick fastened across a small fish net near the meeting of the sticks (kuku) supporting the net; • to uphold. cf.kākoʻo,kanikoʻo.(Isa. 63.5)
koʻo
koʻo₁
• cane, staff, rod; • support, means of livelihood; • staff in music
pipe used to hold up clear plastic sheeting over an aquaculture tank.lit., support pipe.
puke kā
koʻo
supplementary text or book; any book which supplements a primary text.lit., supporting book.
pū kō
koʻo
sugarcane clumps held up with sticks to prevent the long stems from falling down and taking root.alsopūkoʻo.
pū
koʻo
same aspū kō koʻo, sugarcane clumps held up with sticks...
hoʻo
kuʻu
• to release, let go, put down, dismiss, send away, abandon, disperse, adjourn; • to expel, as from school; • to discharge, as from work; • to free, acquit, let, permit, excuse, exempt, liberate; • to settle, clear up; • slope of a hill (rare) ... seekuʻu, to release, let go, discharge, abandon, free, dismiss, give up, yield...
hoʻo
kuʻu
ʻaelike
to cede, as land or territory.lit., release (by) agreement.
exemption from arrestseekuʻu₁, to release, let go, discharge, abandon, free, dismiss, give up, yield, slacken; to pay out, as a line or cable; to settle, as earth; to diminish, as stream water; to fail to help...
hoʻo
kuʻu
kāua
let's stop [as a meeting]seekuʻu₁, to release, let go, discharge, abandon, free, dismiss, give up, yield, slacken; to pay out, as a line or cable; to settle, as earth; to diminish, as stream water; to fail to help...
hoʻo
kuʻu
kuʻu₁
• lenient, permissive; • to pay out, as a fishline. caus/sim ofkuʻukuʻu₁, to let down gradually, slack off a little at a time...
hoʻo
kuʻu
maikaʻi
honorable dischargeseekuʻu₁, to release, let go, discharge, abandon, free, dismiss, give up, yield, slacken; to pay out, as a line or cable; to settle, as earth; to diminish, as stream water; to fail to help...
hoʻo
kuʻu
no ka manawa
suspension, as from school; to suspend.lit., expel temporarily.cf.hoʻapaʻiʻauʻa.
kuʻu
₁
• to release, let go, discharge, abandon, free, dismiss, give up, yield, slacken; • to pay out, as a line or cable; • to settle, as earth; • to diminish, as stream water; • to fail to help(Kanl. 31.6); • to finish, as a chant; • to adjourn, • put down, • subside. •fig., to be at peace (see idioms that follow).
kuʻu
lala
unrestrained, promiscuous, wanton(Iak. 5.5); free to do as one wants, whether right or wrong.