He Aniani — Combined Hawaiian Dictionary Mirror

updated: 5/27/2020

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau - Concordance

lua

lua
1. n.
• hole,
• pit,
• grave,
• den,
• cave,
• mine,
• crater.
lua is a hole that has a bottom, contrasting with puka, perforation.

2. To dig a pit; to make a deep hole in the ground.
3. A pit. Puk. 21:33. A hole; a grave; a den. Lunk. 6:2.
4. n. toilet, outhouse, bathroom, cellar.
5. n. bathroom; toilet.
6. num.
• two, second, secondary, twice, deuce, double;
• doubly, much, a great deal.

7. adj. The number two. see alua and elua. Two; double; hence.
8. adv. Secondly; a second time. Nah. 1:9.
9. n. equal, likeness, duplicate copy, match.
10. Likeness in quality; aole lua e like me ia, there is no second like it, i. e., there is nothing like it. see luaole.
11. n. companion, mate.
12. s. see lua, adj. A second; an equal; an assistant; a copy of a writing. Kanl. 17:18.
13. n. a type of dangerous hand-to-hand fighting in which the, fighters broke bones, dislocated bones at the joints, and inflicted severe pain by pressing on nerve centers. There was much leaping, and (rarely) quick turns of spears. Many of the techniques were secret. Lua holds were named (see fight). Lua experts were bodyguards to chiefs. see Oʻahu.
14. v. To kill by breaking the bones. NOTE.—The lua was much practiced in ancient times and is understood now by some old people.
15. s. The art of breaking the bones of a person.
16. The art of noosing men in order to murder them, as was practiced on Kauai.
17. The place where the art of the lua was taught.
18. Lua expresses admiration and applies to what is good; lua poli, the endeared bosom of a warm-hearted friend. NOTE.—Lua was the watch-word given by Hoapili previous to the last battle on Kauai;
19. Deceitful; naau lua, a deceitful heart; double minded. Hal. 12:2;
20. Weak; flexible; feeble; nawaliwali, palupalu.

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292	E hoʻomanaʻo i ka lua o ka ʻōhiki.	Remember the hole dug by the sand crab.
	[A vulgar expression. A woman may be petite but she can be sexually “deep.”]
293	E hoʻopiha i ka lua o ka inaina.	Fill the pit of wrath.
	[Fill the stomach.]
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.]
312	E ʻimi wale nō i ka lua o ka ʻuwaʻu ʻaʻole e loaʻa.	Seek as you will the burrow of the ʻuwaʻu, it cannot be found.
	[A boast of one’s skill in lua fighting, of the depth of one’s knowledge, or of a skill that isn’t easily acquired. A play on lua, a burrow, a pit, or an art of fighting. The burrow of the ʻuwaʻu bird is often deep. Birdcatchers inserted a piece of aerial root of the ʻieʻie, gummed at one end, to catch the fledglings.]
545	He ʻaʻo ka manu noho i ka lua, ʻaʻole e loaʻa i ka lima ke nao aku.	It is an ʻaʻo, a bird that lives in a burrow and cannot he caught even when the arm is thrust into the hole.
	[Said of a person who is too smart to be caught.]
1041	Hoʻi nō ka moʻala i kona lua.	The moʻala crab returns to its burrow.
	[He goes where he belongs.]
1116	Hou hewa i ka lua o ka ʻōhiki.	[He] poked by mistake into the hole of a sand crab.
	[An expression of derision for a man who marries a very young woman and later realizes it would be better to have a more settled, mature wife.]
1384	Ka iʻa ʻuwā lua.	The fish of loud shouting.
	[The mālolo. The fishermen who went out for them did not hold their silence but shouted and called to one another.]
1449	Ka lua kupapaʻu o na aliʻi.	The burial place of chiefs.
	[Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi, where the bones of many noted ones are hidden in secret caves.]
1835	Komo akula ʻoe i ka ʻai a ka lua i Kealapiʻiakaʻōpae.	You are caught by the hold in lua fghting called Kealapiʻiakaʻōpae.
1848	Konohiki lua ka lā i Olowalu.	The heat of the sun rules in Olowalu.
	[Said of one who permits the heat of anger to possess him. Olowalu, Maui, is known for its warm climate.]
1854	Kū aʻaha lua.	A standing together in twos.
	[A time of comradeship, not contention.]
1923	Kūʻonoʻono ka lua o Kuhaimoana.	Deep indeed is the cave of Kuhaimoana.
	[Said of a prosperous person. Kuonoʻono (deep) also means “to be well supplied.” The cave of Kuhaimoana, a shark god, is at the islet of Kaʻula.]
1941	Laʻi lua ke kai.	The sea is very calm.
	[All is peaceful.]
1987	Lele nō ka ʻohe i kona lua.	The ʻohe taro leaps into its own hole.
	[Each person to his own place. From the legend of Kamiki, in whieh the hero called to the various taros by name, and each leaped into its own hole and stood there.]
1997	Liʻiliʻi ʻōhiki loloa ka lua.	Little sand crabs dig deep holes.
	[Said in disgust of little girls too wise in the ways of sex.]
2225	Nā kai haele lua o Kalae, o Kāwili lāua o Halaʻea.	The two sea currents of Kalae — Kāwili and Halaʻea.
	[The Halaʻea current, named for an evil chief who was swept away, comes from the east to Kalae and sweeps out to sea. The Kāwili (Hit-and-twist) comes from the west and flows out alongside the Halaʻea. Woe betide anyone caught between.]
2229	Na kamaliʻi ka ʻū lua.	It is a child that grunts twice.
	[Said of a child too young to understand. When asked if he has eaten, he grunts “yes,” and when asked if he is hungry he again grunts “yes.”]
2258	Nā makani paio lua o Kawaihae.	The two conflicting winds of Kawaihae.
	[Refers to the Mumuku wind from the uplands and the Naulu wind, which brings the rains to Kawaihae.]
2284	Nā pali alo lua o Waipiʻo.	Cliffs of Waipiʻo that face each other.
	[Said of Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi.]
2325	Noho ke koaʻe i ka lua.	The tropic bird remains in the hole.
	[Said of one who does not express his opinion.]
2430	ʻO ka mūheʻe ka iʻa holo lua.	The cuttlefish is the sea creature that travels two ways.
	[Said of a two-faced person.]
2519	ʻOnea Kaupō, ua kā ka ʻai i ka lua.	Barren is Kaupō; the eating in the cavern has begun.
	[Fatal shark attacks were common at Kaupō at one time. As a result, the people moved elsewhere, after which a man-eating shark peered at Kaupō and said these words. The spot from which he watched was named Kiʻei (Peer). Later used to mean destitution.]
2832	Ua nā ka lua o ka inaina.	The pit of wrath is satisfied.
	[Said when one has had enough to eat.]

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