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ʻawaʻawa 1. bitter, sour, tart, acid, fermented, brackish; bitterness, sourness. fig., unpleasant, disagreeable, harsh, bad-tempered; unpleasant or tragic experience, anguish. PPN kawakawa. 2. cold mountain rain, fog, mist; to rain or mist... |
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| 1. | A ʻo kā lākou hua waina, he hua waina make, a ʻo nā huhui waina a lākou, he ʻawaʻawa ia. | Their grapes are grapes of poison, their grape clusters are bitter. | huhui waina |
| 2. | ʻamakihi ʻawaʻawa | sour ʻamakihi [person with a sour disposition] | ʻamakihi |
| 3. | ʻaʻole ia e inu i ka waina, ʻaʻole hoʻi i ka mea ʻawaʻawa | and he will drink no wine or liquor | ʻawaʻawa₁ |
| 4. | Hānau ka piʻi ʻawaʻawa, he ʻawaʻawa kona. | Are born those of bitter disposition, theirs is bitterness. | piʻi₂ |
| 5. | Hānau ka piʻi ʻawaʻawa, he ʻawaʻawa kona. | Are born those of bitter disposition, theirs is bitterness. | piʻi₂ |
| 6. | Iā Makaliʻi lau ʻawaʻawa o Puna. | During the Makaliʻi season, innumerable disasters in Puna. | ʻawaʻawa₁ |
| 7. | Imua ē nā pōkiʻi ā inu i ka wai ʻawaʻawa. | Forward, young ones, and drink the bitter water. [exhortation of Kamehameha to his warriors at the battle of ʻĪao; i.e., face danger!]. | wai ʻawaʻawa |
| 8. | Ka ua ʻawaʻawa e hoʻonū lā i uka. | The bitterly cold rain pattering in the uplands. | nū₁ |
| 9. | Ka ua ʻawaʻawa e hoʻonū lā i uka. | The bitterly cold rain pattering in the uplands. | hoʻonū |
| 10. | Pō Puna i ka ua a ka ʻawaʻawa. | Puna is darkened in the bitterly cold rain. | ʻawaʻawa₂ |
| 11. | poi ʻawaʻawa | sour poi [an unpleasant disposition] | poi₁ |