| 284 | E hoʻi e peʻe i ke ōpū weuweu me he moho lā. E ao o haʻi ka pua o ka mauʻu iā ʻoe. | Go back and hide among the clumps of grass like the wingless rail. Be careful not to break even a blade of grass. |
| | [Retum to the country to live a humble life and leave no trace to be noticed and followed. So said the chief Keliʻiwahamana to his daughter when he was dying. Later used as advice to a young person not to be aggressive or show off.] |
| 889 | He peʻe makaloa. | A hider among makaloa sedge. |
| | [A stingy person who keeps his eyes downcast while eating lest he see a passerby and be obliged to call him to come and share the meal.] |
| 1420 | Kālaʻe peʻe kākonakona. | Kālaʻe hides and avoids contacts. |
| | [Applied to the kauwā in Kālaʻe, Molokaʻi. The chiefs there were proud and arrogant and the kauwā were full of humility and fear for their lives.] |
| 1547 | Ka pūnua peʻe poli. | The fledgling that hides in the bosom. |
| | [A young sweetheart.] |
| 1595 | Ka ua peʻe pōhaku o Kaupō. | The rain of Kaupō that makes one hide behind a rock. |
| | [It falls so suddenly that one flees behind rocks for shelter.] |
| 1596 | Ka ua peʻe pū hala o Huelo. | The rain of Huelo that makes one hide in a hala grove. |
| 1883 | Kuʻikuʻi, hana pele; holo i uka, holo i kai, holo i kahi e peʻe ai a nalo. | Pound, pound, pulverize; run mountainward, run seaward, run till you find a hiding place and hide. |
| | [The chant used in hide-and-go-seek. One child gently pounds the back of the “master” and repeats this chant while the other children run and hide.] |
| 2622 | Peʻe kua o Kaʻulahaimalama; o Kekūhaupiʻo ka makua; hilinaʻi aʻe i ka pale kai, kālele moku aʻe ma hope. | Kaʻulahaimalama is secretive; Kekūhaupiʻo (Stands-leaning) is her father; she leans against the canoe side and rests against the back of the canoe. |
| | [Said of one who tries to conceal the true offender by pretending to know nothing.] |