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ʻawa 1. n. the kava (Piper methysticum), a shrub 1.2 to 3.5 m tall with green jointed stems and heart-shaped leaves, native to Pacific islands, the root being the source of a narcotic drink of the same name used in ceremonies (Neal 291), prepared formerly by chewing, later by pounding. The comminuted particles were mixed with water and strained, When drunk to excess it caused drowsiness and, rarely, scaliness of the skin and bloodshot eyes. Kava was also used medicinally. [PPn *kawa, plant sp. (Piper methysticum) and drink made from it] 2. vs. sour, bitter, poisonous. [Pn(NP) *kawa, sour, bitter] 3. n. cold mountain rain, fog, mist; to rain or mist. fig., tragic misfortune or ordeal; in (PH) this word is preceded by ke and may refer to volcanic eruption: 4. n. a premature infant, believed caused by a "sour" condition of the mother. 5. n. a kind of bitter seaweed. |
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| 1. | aumiki aku i ka ʻapu ʻawa | sipping in the kava bowl | aumiki₃ |
| 2. | ʻawa ka ʻupena. | The net is sour. [of a net into which fish will not enter] | ʻawa₂ |
| 3. | ʻawa kau lāʻau | the tree-resting kava, growing in tree crotches and famous in poetry concerning Puna, Hawaiʻi. Many varieties of kava are listed below | ʻawa₁ |
| 4. | ʻawa ke au | bitter bile [rank ingratitude] | au₄ |
| 5. | ʻawa ke au. | How bitter the gall. [a sour disposition] | ʻawa₂ |
| 6. | ʻawa koʻo lani. | Kava that gives strength to a chief. | koʻo lani |
| 7. | Ē ka ʻohu kolo ē, hoʻoua ʻia mai i ulu ka ʻawa. | O creeping mist, make it rain so that the kava will grow. | ua₁ |
| 8. | Ē ka ʻohu kolo ē, hoʻoua ʻia mai i ulu ka ʻawa. | O creeping mist, make it rain so that the kava will grow. | hoʻoua |
| 9. | Eia ka ʻawa, a nāu ponoʻī nō e maukoli aku i kō akua iā Kūkāʻilimoku. | Here is kava, for you indeed to offer to your god, Kūkāʻilimoku. | maukoli₄ |
| 10. | He ʻike kumu, he ʻike lau, he ʻike lono, he ʻike pū ʻawa hiwa; Ka ʻike ia āu ē ke akua. | A knowledge basic, a knowledge flowering, a knowledge heard, a knowledge from kava offerings; this is the knowledge from you, O god. | ʻike₁ |
| 11. | Hoka ana lākou i ke ahu ʻawa | They were straining ( | ahu ʻawa |
| 12. | Hoka ana lākou i ke ahu ʻawa. | They were straining kava dregs [they were disappointed, a pun on hoka₁]. | hoka₂ |
| 13. | i ka ʻawa mama a ke kuʻi lena | the kava chewed by old yellow tusks | kuʻi lena |
| 14. | ka haina ʻawa | offering of kava | haina |
| 15. | Ka pahuʻa o ka ʻawa i ke keiki. | The lack of effect of the kava on the child. | pahuʻa |
| 16. | koʻana ʻawa | kava dregs; fig., nursing of bitterness | koʻana₁ |
| 17. | kona mau mama ʻawa | his kava chewers | mama |
| 18. | Koʻu moe akula nō ia i ka ʻona a ka ʻawa, eia kā, ua hāpai ʻia mai au a loko nei o kou hale. | I was just sleeping then with the drunkenness of the kava, and then I was carried here to the inside of your house. | eia kā |
| 19. | Kū mālolohia Puna i ka ua ʻawa. | Puna stands sluggish in the cold rain. | mālolohia |
| 20. | kupu ʻawa | to perform ceremony of offering kava to the gods [an unusual reference, as kava was not taken ceremonially, as in Samoa] | ʻawa₁ |
| 21. | Lumilumi ʻia lāua e ka ʻona o ka ʻawa. | They were overcome by the intoxication of the kava. | lumilumi |
| 22. | Malia i hoʻokina ai kuʻu kāne iaʻu i ka inu ʻawa. | Perhaps my husband urged me to drink kava. | -kina |
| 23. | Malia i hoʻokina ai kuʻu kāne iaʻu i ka inu ʻawa. | Perhaps my husband urged me to drink kava. | hoʻokina₂ |
| 24. | Na ka manu ʻāhaʻihaʻi, kanu lau ʻawa o uka. | It was the birds who carried, planting kava leaf in the upland. | ʻāhaʻihaʻi |
| 25. | nā manaʻo ʻaʻai ʻawa kaniʻuhū | heartbreaking, sad thoughts | ʻaʻai₁ |
| 26. | Nie au, Moala, ʻehia inu ʻawa ? | I asked with curiosity, Moala, how many kawa drinkers? | nie₁ |
| 27. | ʻO ka uahi noe lehua, ʻo ke ʻawa nui i ka mauna. | The lehua mist smoke, the great outburst on the mountain. | ʻawa₃ |
| 28. | ʻOʻoki maila ka ʻona o ka ʻawa. | The intoxication of the kava took effect. | ʻoʻoki₂ |
| 29. | puku ʻawa | final | puku₂ |
| 30. | ua māhuna i ka ʻawa, ua ʻākaʻakaʻa | scaly with kava, peeling | ʻākaʻakaʻa |
| 31. | Ua oki nā ʻōlelo a kāua no ka mea ke oki mai nei ka ʻona o ka ʻawa iaʻu. | Our talk stopped because the intoxication of the kava for me became extraordinary. | oki₁ |
| 32. | Uwē au, puni ʻā i ke ʻawa. | I weep, surrounded by lava in the downpour. | ʻawa₃ |
| 33. | Waiho ʻo ia i ka papa i lalo, kiʻi ʻo ia i pola wai a me ka ʻawa ua hoʻomaloʻo ʻia a hoʻoweluwelu ʻia. | He would lay the board down, get a bowl of water, and the dried up, shredded ʻawa. | hoʻoweluwelu |