hūnā
1. nvs. minute particle, grain, crumb, gram, speck, tiny bit, scrap, minutia; small, little, powdery. (This word is similar to hune₂.) 2. n. particle, as in an atom. 3. v. To be small; to be little; to be reduced fine, as powder. 4. s. A small part of anything. Luk. 16:17. A particle of dust; a crumb of food or other substance. 2 Oihl. 1:9. seehuna, to be little. see other words below with their qualities. 5. nvs. hidden secret; hidden. cf.huna₁, a stative usually following nouns, and the transitive verb hūnā. 6. v. To hide; to conceal; to keep from the sight or knowledge of another. Kin. 26:15. 7. To keep back truth in speaking. 1 Sam. 3:17. 8. To hide, as a trap or snare. 9. To hide; to conceal; with maka, to hide the face, i. e., to turn from. Kanl. 32:20. 10. To conceal, i. e., to disguise one's self. 2 Oihl. 18:29. 11. To protect; to defend. Hal. 64:2. 12. Hoo. To conceal, as knowledge or wisdom. Iob. 17:4. 13. s. That which is concealed; kahi huna, the private members of the body. Oihk. 18:6, 7. Wahi huna, same. Puk. 20:23. 14. n. eleventh night of the month. 15. s. A name of a day of the month; i ka po i o Huna. Laieik. 112. 16. n. common, fine, red seaweeds (Hypnea spp.), irregularly and more or less densely branching, thorny looking; eaten cooked, furnishes a good colloid when boiled. 17. n. ceiling. Niʻihau. alsokilina. 18. n. bit, i.e. a computer unit of information. 19. placename. tidal freshwater spring, Hīlea, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi. lit.: small. 20. vt. • to hide, conceal, secrete;
• disguise;
• confidential;
• covert. 21. placename. street, Nuʻuanu, Honolulu. TM. lit.: hidden
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20
Ahuwale ka nane hūnā.
The hidden answer to the riddle is seen.
[That which was a secret is no longer hidden.]
304
Eia ka lua hūnā o nā aliʻi: ʻo ka waha.
Here is the secret cave of the chiefs: the mouth.
[We refuse to discuss our chiefs too freely.]
836
He nane hūnā ia.
A riddle whose answer is well hidden.
913
He poʻo hūnā i ka lewa.
A head hidden in the sky.
[Said of a god, who is invisible. Also expressed He poʻo hūnā i ke aoūli.]
1269
Ka ʻai hūnā i ka poli.
The food hidden in the bosom.
[Breast milk.]
1508
Kanukanu, hūnā i ka meheu, i ka maʻawe alanui o Kapuʻukolu.
Covering with earth, hiding the footprints on the narrow trail of Kapuukolu.
[Said of a cautious person who guards his ways from those who pry. In ancient times a person who did not want to be traced by his footsteps carefully eradicated them as he went.]
1653
Ka wai hūnā a ka pāoʻo.
The hidden water of the pāoʻo fish.
[A little pool of water on Lehua often mentioned in chants of Niʻihau. It is said to be guarded by a supernatural pāoʻo fish. When this fish rises to the surface, its back resembles the surrounding rocks, which makes the pool difficult to see. When the pāoʻo sinks to the bottom, the water can again be seen. Also, a pool not far from the crater of Kīlauea. The priests of Pele who knew of its location obtained water from it to mix with the ʻawa drinks they offered to her. Like the pool on Lehua, a supernatural pāoʻo fish guarded it. This pool was destroyed during the making of a road.]
2257
Nalowale nā maka, hūnā i ke ao uli.
The face is out of sight, hidden in the sky.
[Said of one who is dead.]
2310
Niau kololani ka helena, hūnā nā maka i ke aouli.
Silently, quickly he departed, to hide his eyes in the sky.
[Said of one who has died suddenly.]
2692
Pōpoki hūnā kūkae.
Excreta-hiding cat.
[Usually said in anger of one who wonʻt reveal his own or other peopleʻs wrongdoings.]