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ʻaha
1. n. meeting, assembly, gathering, convention, court, party. Many types of ʻaha are listed below.
2. nvi.
  • sennit;
  • cord braided of coconut husk, human hair, intestines of animals;
  • string for a musical instrument;
  • to stretch the ʻaha cord for the outline of a house so that the posts may be properly placed;
  • measurement of an edge or border.
  [(MP) PPn *kafa, sennit]
3. n. a prayer or service whose efficacy depended on recitation under taboo and without interruption. The priest was said to carry a cord (ʻaha).
4. n. millepede, so called because it coils itself up like a string.
5. n. any of the needlefishes of the family Belonidae. The young are called ʻahaʻaha. Varieties are qualified by the terms holowī, mele, and uliuli. [(FJ) PPn *kafa, diamond-scaled mullet (Mugil vaigiensis)]
6. n. design supposed to resemble the continuing track of a duck, carved on tapa beaters.
7. n. council.

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1.ʻaha ʻāpanadistrict court.ʻāpana₁
2.ʻaha hoʻokolokolo hoʻomalupolice courtmalu₁
3.ʻaha hoʻokolokolo hoʻomalupolice courthoʻomalu₁
4.ʻaha hoʻokuʻikahiconvention, i.e. an assembly of people who meet for a common purpose, in politicshoʻokuʻikahi
5.ʻaha hoʻonā ʻāinaland courthoʻonā
6.ʻaha inu lamarum partyʻaha inu
7.ʻaha inu wainawine-drinking partyʻaha inu
8.ʻaha kalanacounty councilʻaha
9.ʻaha kau kānāwai.Legislature, law-making body.kānāwai
10.ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻukusmall-claims court, small-debts courtpohō
11.ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻukusmall-claims court, small-debts courtʻuʻuku
12.ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻukusmall-claims court, small-debts courtkoi₁
13.ʻaha kuhinacabinet, a council that advises a president, sovereign, etckuhina₁
14.ʻaha kūkā malū.Privy council.kūkā
15.ʻaha kūkā poʻo aupunisummit, i.e. a conference of highest·level officials, as heads of government.kūkā
16.ʻaha kūkā poʻo aupunisummit, i.e. a conference of highest-level officials, as heads of government.aupuni
17.ʻaha kūkā poʻo aupunisummit, i.e. a conference of highest-level officials, as heads of governmentpoʻo aupuni
18.ʻaha kūkā.council, conference.kūkā
19.ʻaha mele kaupokulanioutdoor concertkaupokulani
20.ʻaha mele maluhaleindoor concertmaluhale
21.ʻaha nīele kumu makecoroner's inquestʻaha nīele
22.ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻiarraignment, i.e. a court hearing in which a defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilty or not guiltyhoʻopiʻi₄
23.ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻiarraignment, i.e. a court hearing in which a defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilty or not guiltypane hoʻopiʻi
24.ʻai ʻahato tie with sennitʻai₁
25.E kiʻi i ke kaula e ʻaha ai.Get a cord to stake out the house with.ʻaha₂
26.E mālama ʻia ana kekahi ʻaha hoʻolohe e pili ana i kuleana wai o ka ʻaoʻao Koʻolau o Oʻahu i Kāneʻohe i kēia ahiahi.A hearing will be held regarding water rights on the windward side of Oʻahu in Kāneʻohe this evening.ʻaha hoʻolohe
27.Eia ʻoe i ke alo o ka ʻaha.Here you are in the presence of the assembly.alo
28.Haʻiʻōlelo ulu wale maila ka pelekikena i kōna ʻōʻili ʻana mai i ka ʻaha kūkā.The president made an impromptu speech when he made his appearance at the conference.ulu wale
29.he kauoha na ka ʻahaa judicial decreekauoha
30.Hoʻāʻo aku nei ka Pelekikena e hoʻohana aku i kōna kuleana lauʻauʻa ma kōna hihia ma ka ʻaha hoʻokolokolo.The President tried to exercise his executive privilege in his court case.kuleana lauʻauʻa
31.hoʻohaunaele i ʻaha hoʻokolokolocontempt of courthaunaele
32.hoʻohaunaele i ʻaha hoʻokolokolocontempt of courthoʻohaunaele
33.Hoʻopiʻi i ʻaha limalima.The limalima assembly rises.limalima₄
34.Hoʻopiʻi i ʻaha limalima.The limalima assembly rises.hoʻopiʻi₁
35.Hoʻopiʻi paʻalula ʻia ke kanaka ma ka ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi, a pane akula ʻo ia ʻaʻohe ōna i ka hewa.The man was formally charged in the arraignment wherein he entered a plea of not guilty.ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi
36.hoʻowahāwahā i ka ʻahacontempt of courtwahāwahā
37.hoʻowahāwahā i ka ʻahacontempt of courthoʻowahāwahā
38.Hui ka ʻaha.To press together, of a crowd; to mingle, as two sides at the conclusion of an athletic competition (For.5:407).hui₂
39.Hulihia pāpio a i lalo ke alo, hulihia i ka ʻaha o kamakiʻilohelohe.Overturned with face down, overturned by the taboo cord kamakiʻilohelohe.kamakiʻilohelohe
40.Kakaʻi ka ʻaha.A prayer is rendered. [same as kaʻi ka ʻaha, see ʻaha₃]kakaʻi
41.Kanikani pihe akula ka ʻaha.The crowd shouted loudly.kanikani₁
42.Ke hāpai maila ka luna hoʻomalu o ka ʻaha kenekoa e komo i ka ʻaelike hoʻōki i hiki ke hoʻopau i ka paio kālaimanaʻo a hoʻoholo i ka pila.The senate leader is proposing that the session enter into cloture so that the debate can end and the bill be decided.ʻaelike hoʻōki
43.Ke ʻike maila ʻo Lāʻiekawai i ka ʻaha kanaka mai kēlā hulilau a kēia hulilau o ke kaha o Keaʻau.Lāʻiekawai looked at the assembly of people from the border to this border of the arena at Keaʻau.hulilau₂
44.Kūpipipi kānaka i kēlā ʻaha kālaiʻāina.The people at that political meeting were jam packed.kūpipipi
45.Loaʻa kākou ʻaha.Our prayer is rendered successfully.ʻaha₃
46.māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolojudicial branchmāhele
47.māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolojudicial branch, of a governmentʻaha hoʻokolokolo
48.māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolojudicial branch (of a government)hoʻokolokolo
49.Na ke keʻena i hoʻolako mai ka uku ola iaʻu ma ka ʻaha kūkū i ka ʻāina ʻē.The department provided me with per diem while I was away at the convention overseas.uku ola lā
50.Nei akula ka ʻaha leʻaleʻa no kēia poʻe wāhine, no ke ʻano ʻē o lākou kapa.The pleasure gathering was in an uproar about the women and the strangeness of their tapa.nei₁
51.ʻO ka mea e hāʻiliʻili aku i kona hoahānau, e, pupuka! e lilo ia i mea no ka ʻaha hoʻokolokolo.The one who reviles his cousin, you fool! shall be liable to judgment.pupuka
52.ʻO ke poʻomanaʻo kūkā nui ma ka ʻaha kūkā poʻo aupuni, ʻo ia ka hoʻokele waiwai ʻana.The main topic of discussion at the summit was the economy.ʻaha kūkā poʻo aupuni
53.ʻŌkalakala koke aʻela ʻo ʻAiwohikupua e hele e mākaʻikaʻi i ka ʻaha mokomoko.ʻAiwohikupua bristled with eagerness to visit the boxing arena.ʻōkalakala₁
54.Ua haʻalele ka ʻaha kuhina.The cabinet has resigned.haʻalele
55.Ua hoʻokohu ʻia ʻo Keoki Kahaele i ka ʻaha kuhina no ka nui o kōna kākoʻo a kōkua i ka Pelekikena i kōna holo moho ʻana.Keoki Kahaele was appointed to the cabinet for his great support and help to the President in his campaign efforts.ʻaha kuhina
56.Ua hoʻolaha ʻia ka ʻaha hālāwai o kēia pule aʻe ma ke PLH.Next week's conference was posted on the BBS.Papa Lawelawe Hoʻolaha
57.Ua hoʻopaʻa au i mau noho no māua i ka ʻaha mele.I reserved some seats for us at the concert.paʻa₁
58.Ua hoʻopaʻa au i mau noho no māua i ka ʻaha mele.I reserved some seats for us at the concert.hoʻopaʻa
59.Ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia ka wahine i ka ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻuku e hoʻonā ai i ka hihia o kini ʻōpala i hōʻino ʻia.The woman was taken to small-claims court to settle the case of the damaged trash cans.ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻuku
60.Ua kaʻi ka ʻaha.The prayer is rendered.ʻaha₃
61.Ua kaʻi ka ʻaha.The prayer is rendered.kaʻi₁
62.Ua like ʻaha.The sides are of equal length [as of a rectangle].ʻaha₂
63.Ua lilo ka ʻaha, ā laila pule hou.The prayer has not been successfully given, so pray again.ʻaha₃
64.Ua noho ka ʻaha.The court is in session.noho₂
65.Ua ʻume ʻia aʻe nei kāua e ka mea ʻume o ka ʻaha leʻaleʻa.We have been paired off by the master of ceremonies of this merry throng.ʻume₂
66.uwea maka ʻahachicken-wire fencemaka ʻaha
67.wehe ʻaha meleto hold a concertwehe₁

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