A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

A

ʻahaʻaina hoʻolaʻa [ʻahaʻaina hoʻo·laʻa].  n. feast of consecration or dedication, as of a house, church, canoe, or fish net.

ʻahakea₁ [ʻaha·kea].  n. native trees (species of Bobea) with small to medium-sized, oblong leaves; small greenish or white flowers; and small, purple-to-black juicy fruits. The wood is yellow and formerly was used for poi boards and canoe rims. [(NP) PPN *ʻafa-tea, tree sp. (nauclea)]

I ke aha hoʻi? I ka ʻahakea.Why then? The ʻahakea [a saucy, retort containing a pun on the word aha, what]. (ON 1199)

ahakea [a-ha-kea].  s. Name of a species of yellowish wood used for rims of canoes. It is also used for making poi boards, canoe paddles, &c.

ʻahu.  nvt. garment or covering for the upper part of the body and shoulders, as a cape, shirt, coat; to put on or wear such; fine soft mat, formerly often used as a cloak; mat used as a canoe cover; short for ʻahu ʻula. cf. ʻaʻahu, ʻahu ʻao, ʻahu hīnano, ʻahu moena, ʻahunā liʻi₁, ʻahu ʻoʻeno, ʻahu ua, ʻahu uhi waʻa, ʻahu ʻula. [(MP) PPN *kafu, to cover; covering]

ʻahu ʻili kanakacommoner' skin cloak [commoner]

ahu [a-hu].  To cover one with a cloak; to be merely covered. Iob. 26:6. To clothe. s. A fine mat; a coarse one is moena; a mat for covering a canoe; o ka uhi ana i ka ahu, ea, oia ka mea e pale aku i kekahi ale, the spreading over a mat, that is what will keep off some of the waves; ahuao, ahu mokoloa.

ʻahu uhi waʻa.  n. mat canoe covering that protected paddlers in storms.

ʻāʻīpuʻupuʻu [ʻāʻī·puʻu·puʻu].  n. steward, butler, said to be so called because the chief's steward got calluses (puʻupuʻu) on his shoulders from carrying food.

hoʻāʻīpuʻupuʻuto appoint or make one a steward; to act as one, as by waiting on the table; to issue provisions

waʻa ʻāʻīpuʻupuʻucanoe with provisions (Laie 461 [78])

aipuupuu [ai-puu-puu].  v. Ai, food, and puupuu, to divide out. See puu. Hoo. To serve out provisions to others; to supply with provisions. To serve or wait on at table. To act as a servant in any manner. s. A servant who prepares food; a steward; a cook; a servant generally; originally, applied to stewards of chiefs.

ʻakaʻakai, akaakai? [ʻakaʻa·kai].  an ambiguous passage in (For. 4:157) : maluna o ka waʻa naku akaakai … kona waʻa akaakai, in the bulrush canoe … his bulrush canoe. (Reference is to a canoe bound tor Kahiki to search for ʻOlopana. Thrum's note [(For. 4:156) ] says that canoes were not made of bulrushes and thinks naku here is ‘to search’ [see naku₂]. An alternative interpretation of akaakai is akaaka, clear, + -i, transitivizer, which might also mean ‘search’ in the sense of clarification)

akaakai?.  var. spelling of ʻakaʻakai, an ambiguous passage in For. 4:157: maluna o ka waʻa naku akaakai … kona waʻa akaakai...

ʻākea [ʻā·kea].  n. starboard or outer hull of a double canoe. [(OC) PPN *katea, side of boat opposite to outrigger]

ʻākea [ʻā·kea].  n. starboard hull of a double-hulled canoe or right side of a ship when looking forward. cf. ama, muku.

ʻaki₄.  n. block on which a canoe is placed on the shore. also lona.

aki [a-ki].  s. The stools on which canoes are placed when standing on shore.

ʻaki₅.  vs. filled, as a canoe with waves.

ʻakihoʻolana [ʻaki·hoʻo·lana].  n. drydock, lit., floating canoe-rest.

akihoolana [a-ki-hoo-la-na].  s. Aki, stools for canoes, and hoolana, to float. A dry dock; ka hana ana i ka akihoolana i ke awa o Honolulu, building a dry dock in the harbor of Honolulu.

ʻakūʻakū₁.  vi. swaying, as a canoe in rough sea; not steady; bumpy, as a road.

ʻAkūʻakū ka ihu o ka waʻa.The prow of the canoe rises and falls.

akuaku [a-ku-a-ku].  adv. Up and down, as an uneven road; having the form of stairs; he ala akuaku. adv. Sailing, as over a rough sea, or traveling over a rough road; hele akuaku ma ke ala; holo akuaku ka moku; with one end up, then down.

alani [a-la-ni].  s. Name of a timber tree used in fitting up canoes.

ala waʻa.  n. canoe course.

ʻale₁.  nvt.
  • wave, crest of a wave, billow;
  • to ripple, form waves, stir; rippling, stirring.
  • to well, as tears in the eyes;
  see poale. (PH 51) [(NP) PPN *kale, a wave that ripples or breaks, rather than a swell]

ʻale kua loloalong-backed billow

ʻale kuakeawhitecaps, white spray

ʻale kūpīpīdashing billow

ʻale lau loawave long and large

ʻale olowalubillows that follow one after the other

ʻale pā puaʻapig-pen wave, of a wave striking the side of a canoe

ʻale poʻibreaking wave

hōʻalecaus/sim

ka ʻale wai hau a ke kuathe snow water wave of the gods [it was believed that the gods made snow]

ʻaleʻaki.  n. a swamping wave, as one striking a canoe broadside from prow to stern. see ʻaki₅.

ʻalihi pāʻū.  n. line for lashing down the pāʻū mat covering of a canoe.

ama.  n. outrigger float; port hull of a double canoe, so called because it replaces the float. also iama. [(EO) PPN *hama, outrigger]

ama.  n. port or left side of a double-hulled canoe or a ship when looking forward. lit., outrigger float. cf. ʻākea, muku.

ama [a-ma].  s. The longitudinal stick of the outrigger of a canoe.

ʻanakoe [ʻana·koe].  vi. nothing remains to be done.

A pau a ʻanakoe, kū ana kēlā mea i luna o ka waʻa.When all was done, each one stood up in the canoe.

anoano [ano·ano].  redup. of ano₁, awe, reverence, peacefulness, sacredness, holiness...

hoʻānoanoredup. of hoʻāno, holy, devoted to sacred use, hallowed, solemn...

Hoʻānoano wale mai nō mehe haili lā e kau iho maluna.Awe-struck as though a spirit has descended from above.

I Wailua ā hoʻānoano ka ihu o ka waʻa.[turn] the prow of the canoe to Wailua and place under taboo. (GP 62)

kula anoano kanaka ʻolesolitary uninhabited plain

anoano [a-no-a-no].  s. A solemn stillness. A sacred, hallowed place. See ano, s., fear; dread. adj. Solitary; still; retired. Hal. 17:12. He wahi anoano, mehameha loa no ka makau i ka make; aohe lua o ka noho ana i ua kula anoano kanaka ole nei.

ʻāpipi [ʻā·pipi].  vs. united, joined, coupled; double.

he waʻa ʻāpipia double canoe

hoʻāpipito join, couple

apipi, hoapipi [a-pi-pi (ho-a-pi-pi)].  adj. United; joined together, as the two canoes of a double canoe; he mau waa elua i hoapipiia.

auhā₂ [au·hā].  n. outhouse, as for storing canoes; shed, shelter. rare. 

auha [au-ha].  s. A shed or house for putting canoes to screen them from the sun; he auolo no ka waapa. See auolo.

aukukui [au·kukui].  n. apprentice canoe maker. rare. 

auolo [au·olo].  n. shelter or shed, as for canoes; outhouse, temporary house; tabernacle.

ke keʻena auolo mua o ka hale aliʻithe front reception hall of the palace

auolo [au-o-lo].  s. Au and olo, to vibrate. A tabernacle; a temporary house. Iob. 27:18. An out-house for sheltering canoes; he auolo waa; also written auwolo. adj. Belonging to a temporary building; ahaaina auolo, feast of tabernacles. Kanl. 16:13.

ʻauwaʻa.  n. var. spelling of ʻau waʻa, canoe fleet.

ʻau waʻa, ʻauwaʻa.  n. canoe fleet.

auwaa [au-waa].  s. Au, a place, and waa, a canoe. A cluster or fleet of canoes; o ka nui o ka auwaa, ua pau i ka lukuia, the greater part of the fleet of canoes was destroyed; any number of canoes in company; e hoomakaukau i ko lakou auwaa iho, to get ready their own canoes.

auwaʻalālua, ʻauwaʻalālua [au-waʻa-lā-lua].  n. paper nautilus (Argonauta argo). lit., fleet of canoes with two sails. see ʻaumoana₃.

auwaalalua [au-wa-a-la-lua].  s. The name of a species of fish; he wahi mea holo maloko o ke kai, o like me ka waa, an animal that sails in the sea like a canoe.

ʻauwaʻalālua.  n. var. spelling of auwaʻalālua, paper nautilus (Argonauta argo). lit., fleet of canoes with two sails.

ʻauwaha₂ [ʻau·waha].  outhouse, as for storing canoes.
 

 A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

E

ehu [e-hu].  s. The spray of the surf. The steam of boiling water. See mahu and kehu.

ʻEka₂.  n. name of a wind at Kona, Hawaiʻi.

He ʻEka, ka makani hoʻolale waʻa o nā Kona.The ʻEka breeze calls forth the canoes of the Kona districts. [good fishing]

Ka makani kūkulu peʻa nui, he ʻEka.The ʻEka wind, that sets up big sails [good for fishing]. (ON 1467)

ʻēkea, ekea [ʻē·kea].  var. of ʻākea, canoe hull; boom on the right side of a double canoe. (Ii 129)

ʻeku.  nvt. to root, as a pig. paw up dirt, as a dog (NKE12). fig., prow of a canoe. PEP *ketu.

eku [e-ku].  v. To root, as a pig; (motio foeti in utero;) to dig in the ground, as a plow. Laieik. 107.

ʻelepaio₁ [ʻele·paio].  nvi. a species of flycatcher with subspecies on Hawaiʻi (Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis), Kauaʻi (C. sandwichensis sclateri), and Oʻahu (C. sandwichensis gayi). The Kauaʻi subspecies is also called ʻāpekepeke. This bird was believed to be the goddess of canoe makers, hence the saying ua ʻelepaio ʻia ka waʻa, the canoe is [marked] by the ʻelepaio [an ʻelepaio bird pecking slowly on a tree trunk for insects signified that the trunk was insect-ridden and not suitable for a canoe (see kani₁); the saying may be applied to any failure]. The name also refers to one who craves fish but does not go fishing, as the cry of the bird was thought to suggest ʻono ka iʻa, ʻono ka iʻa, fish is delicious, fish is delicious.

Ua ʻelepaio ʻia ka waʻa.The canoe is [marked] by the ʻelepaio. (ON 2777)

ʻewaʻewa₁.  redup. of ʻewa₁, crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. fig., incorrect, unjust...; irregular, biased, unequal, unjust.

ʻAʻole anei ʻewaʻewa ʻole koʻu mau ʻaoʻao? ʻAʻole anei ʻo kō ʻoukou mau ʻaoʻao ka i ʻewaʻewa?Is not my way just? Are not your ways unjust? (Ezek. 18.25)

Hoʻokō au ia kauoha me ka ʻewaʻewa ʻole.I carried out this instruction without a flaw. (Kel. 125)

maka ʻewaʻewa ʻialooked at with disfavor, eyed askance

Oʻahu maka ʻewaʻewa.Oʻahu with indifferent eyes [a term of reproach to Oʻahu people, said to have been said by Hiʻiaka when her Oʻahu relatives refused to help her mend a canoe for a journey to Kauaʻi]. (ON 2354)

puʻuwai pana ʻewaʻewacardiac arrythmia

ewaewa [e-wa-e-wa].  To act unjustly or unrighteously; to pervert justice. Ezek. 18:25. s. Injustice; a turning aside from right. Hal. 9:8. adj. Unequal; unjust; irregular in structure, as an irregular bone. Anat. 4. adv. Unjustly, respecting persons in judgment. Kol. 3:15. With partiality. 1 Tim. 5:21.
 

 A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

H

haʻikūumauma [haʻi·kū·uma·uma].  interj. a call to lift a canoe or to rally together in any work.

haka₁.  n.
  • shelf, perch, platform;
  • roost, as for chickens;
  • fish spear rack;
  • rack for suspending water gourds and other household objects;
  • rack attached to booms of double canoe to hold spears and other objects;
  • ladder
  see alahaka, haka ʻūlili, plank bridge...; ladder, trestle.... [(MP) PPN *fata, shelf, platform]

haka kau a ka manua perch for birds to light upon [a promiscuous woman] (ON 413)

hakakauluna [haka·kau·luna].  same as lona, canoe rest.

hakakauluna [ha-ka-kau-lu-na].  s. Name of the stools on which double canoes were placed when out of water; also ake.

hākaokao₂ [hā·kao·kao].  n. hole for inserting mast in a canoe. rare. 

haku ʻōhiʻa [haku ʻō·hiʻa].  n. ʻŌhiʻa log to be carved into a canoe (also malu ʻōhiʻa, (Kam. 76:136)); main ʻōhiʻa image in a heiau.

hakuohia [ha-ku-o-hi-a].  s. The lord of the ohia trees. The ohia tree of which an idol was to be made; a i ka la i pii aku ai i ka hakuohia make kekahi kanaka, i mea e mana ai ua kii ohia la, on the day they went up for an ohia tree some man would die, to give efficacy to the idol. NOTE.—The species of ohia used was the ohiaapane. Hakuohia the same as kiiohia.

hālau₁ [hā·lau].  n. long house, as for canoes or hula instruction; meeting house. [(FJ) PPN *falau, canoe shed: *f(a,o)lau]

Ā ua nui Hilo, hālau lani i ke ao.And Hilo rains so much, a heavenly shed in the clouds. (chant)

malu hālau loashade of the long house; fig., shade of trees

halau [ha-lau].  s. A long house with the end in front; used mostly for canoes.

hale lanalana [hale lana·lana].  n. house built on a double canoe, as for chiefs.

halelanalana [ha-le-la-na-la-na].  s. See halelana above.

haluku₁.  vi.
  • to clatter, bang, thud, rattle, plop;
  • to strike the side of the canoe with the paddle
 

haluku [ha-lu-ku].  To use the paddle in rowing.

hamohamo [hamo·hamo].  redup. of hamo₁, to anoint, stain, rub, as with oil; to besmear, plaster, stroke gently, pet, fondle, caress... see also Hamohamo, (above)

Aia akula paha i Waikīkī i Hamoamo i ka ʻimi ʻahuʻawa.Maybe just at Waikīkī at Hamohamo looking for ʻahuʻawa sedge. [disappointment, failure; all one does is 'rub', and this is bitter (]'awa] (ON 27)

hoʻohamohamocaus/sim

Me kona leo kū i ke aloha e ʻī aku ana ma ka hamohamo ʻana.In his voice filled with compassion [he] spoke soothingly.

Ua huli pū aʻela ka waʻa, ā hamohamo ana ʻoia me ka hokua.The canoe upset, and he struggled at the crest of the waves.

hamohamo [ha-mo-ha-mo].  v. Freq. of hamo. To rub; to feel frequently; to touch; to rub the hand over a surface.

hau₁.  n. a lowland tree (Hibiscus tiliaceus), found in many warm countries, some spreading horizontally over the ground forming impenetrable thickets, and some trained on trellises. The leaves are rounded and heart-shaped, the flowers cup-shaped, with five large petals that change through the day from yellow to dull-red. Formerly the light, tough wood served for outriggers of canoes, the bast for rope, the sap and flowers for medicine. (Neal 559–60). Of the two varieties of hau, a rare erect one (hau oheohe) was grown for its bast and a creeping one (hau) was planted for wind-breaks. (HP 196) see ʻau hau. [(MP) PPN *fau, a tree (hibiscus tiliaceus)]

hau.  s. Name of a tree or large bush; the bark was sometimes beaten into a fine species of kapa called kapa hau. Laieik. 112.

hauhana [hau·hana].  nvt. lashing, as of adze to handle; to lash. (hau₃ + -hana, nominalizer) cf. imu hau hana. (Gram. 6.6.2)   PNP *faʻusanga.

pale hauhanacloth protecting (pale) lashing of ʻiako, outrigger boom, to the canoe float

haulani [hau·lani].  vi. to surge, as the sea; to plunge, as a canoe; to ply back and forth; restless, constantly on the move. fig., to dissipate.

haulani i ke alahaospeeding on the train

haulani [hau-la-ni].  v. To root, as a hog; to plunge, as a canoe. To be restless in one's grasp; to squirm; e oni; to try to free one's self when held fast. adj. Uneasy; seeking freedom from restraint; restive; he mauli haulani.

hāunu [hā·unu].  nvi. a line, as used in lashing a mat canoe cover; to add a new weft in plaiting.

moena hāunu ʻole o ka nahelemats of the forest without added wefts [a bed of forest ferns and greenery] (ON 2175)

hē₉.  n. hollow container in which canoe paint was mixed.

heihei₁ [hei·hei].  nvi. race, as foot race, canoe race, horse race; to race.

He kanaka ikaika e heihei ana.A strong man running a race. (Hal. 19.5)

hoʻoheiheito run swiftly, take part in a race, pretend to race, cause to race

heihei [hei-hei].  v. To run, as in a race; to run a race. Hal. 19:5.

hiʻu waʻa.  n. canoe stern. fig., a straight tree suitable for a canoe.

hoa waʻa₁.  n. canoe companion, mate.

hoa waʻa₂.  n. canoe rigging, tackle.

hoawaa [ho-a-waa].  s. The tackling or rigging up of a canoe, tying on the ako, &c.; o ka aha, he mea hoawaa ia, a e holo ai.

hoe₁.  nvt. paddle, oar; to paddle, row. fig., to travel, get to work, continue working. rowing (HE) [(AN) PPN *fohe, paddle]

Hoe aku i ka waʻa.Paddle ahead the canoe [do your share; continue; keep going].

hoʻohoecaus/sim.; to have a canoe paddled

kāna hoehis paddle (FS 21)

hoe [ho-e].  s. A paddle for a canoe; an oar for a boat.

hoe like.  to paddle together (EH)

hoʻēmi hope.  caus/sim of emi hope, to return, go backward, withdraw, back up...

hoʻēmi hope i ka waʻato back water

hoe uli.  n. steering paddle or oar, rudder, helm.

he hoe ulijust a steering paddle [a wagging tongue]

hoeuli [ho-e-u-li].  s. A rudder.

hoe waʻa.  n.v. oarsman, paddler; to paddle a canoe. canoe paddle (KAN).

ʻElua nō āna mau hoe waʻa.He has only two paddlers.

hoewaa [ho-e-waa].  v. Hoe, paddle, and waa, canoe. To row or paddle a canoe. s. An oarsman; one who rows a boat or paddles a canoe. Laieik. 35.

Hōkūhoʻokelewaʻa [hō·kū-hoʻo·kele-waʻa].  n. the star Sirius. lit., canoe-guiding star.

Hokuhookelewaa [ho-ku-hoo-ke-le-waa].  s. Hoku, star, hookele, to steer, and waa, canoe. Name of a star, the appearance of which was the signal for sailing on a voyage; a i ka wanaao, i ka puka ana o ka hokuhookelewaa, at the dawn of the morning, at the appearance of the star. Laieik. 36. The name of a star that appeared just before the birth of a high chief.

Hōkūleʻa₂ [hō·kū-leʻa].  n. the performance-accurate full-scale replica of a waʻa kaulua, a Polynesian double-hulled voyaging canoe, launched on 8 March 1975 by the Polynesian Voyaging Society, best known for her 1976 Hawaiʻi to Tahiti voyage performed with Polynesian navigation techniques, without modern navigational instruments.

holo₇.  n. holes in edge of a canoe, through which lashings were passed to hold a canoe cover in place. (Malo 135)

holoholo₁ [holo·holo].  vi. to go for a walk, ride, or sail; to go out for pleasure, stroll, promenade. PPN *solosolo.

E holoholo ana ma ka mahina ʻai.Walking in the garden. (Kin. 3.8)

he pule holoholo ʻanaa continuous prayer

holoholo waleride anywhere or aimlessly, stray

hoʻoholoholoto take someone out for a drive or excursion; to escort; to help walk, as a child or invalid

hoʻoholoholo waʻato sail canoes (For. 4:161)

holoholo [ho-lo-ho-lo].  v. See holo. To walk; to walk about. Kin. 3:8. To sail or run to and fro. Jer. 5:1. To go about from place to place. Luk. 13:33. Hoo. To cause to ride, &c. Kanl. 32:13. NOTE.—This double form, holoholo, has most of the senses that are attached to holo.

homa₃.  vt. to hold a canoe to its course in a rough sea. rare. 

homa₄.  n. beat of paddle on canoe side, as in rhythmic paddling while fish are driven into a net. rare. 

honi pāhaʻohaʻo [honi pā·haʻo·haʻo].  n. a "puzzling" smell: said if the smell is out of place, as that of gardenias in a canoe at sea, interpreted as a warning of danger. (Nānā 58)

honua₄.  n. middle section of a canoe; central section of a canoe fleet, as fishing iheihe fish; main section, as of an army.

honu peʻekue₂ [honu peʻe·kue].  vs. crowded, thick.

Honu peʻekue ka paʻa pono o ke kai i ua ulu waʻa nei.This canoe fleet covers the sea like the coarse shell of a turtle.

huakē [hua·kē].  vs. full and plump, as a healthy person; well proportioned, as a properly built canoe.

huake [hu-a-ke].  adj. Full; plump, as a healthy man; well proportioned, as a good modeled canoe.

hui₇.  var. of huli, to turn, seek.

Hui iho nei ka waʻa a Kamohoaliʻi.Kamohoaliʻi's canoe turned. (chant)

huinalāʻaulana [huina·lāʻau·lana].  n. raft. lit., collection of floating logs. (1 Nal. 5.9)

huinalaaulana [hu-i-na-la-au-la-na].  s. Huina, a uniting, laau, timber, and lana, to float. A union of floating timbers; a raft. 1 Nal. 5:9.
 

 A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

I

ʻiako₁.  n. outrigger boom. [(MP) PPN *kiato, outrigger boom]

iako [i-a-ko].  s. Name of the arched sticks which connect a canoe with its outrigger; o ka iako waa, o ka hau ka iako paa. s. The name of a class of persons skilled in clearing, emptying and refitting a canoe upset in a storm at sea; ka poe i aoia i ka holo moana a me ka luu kai i na iako, oia ka poe i aoia e kamai ka huli pu.

ʻiako₂.  num. forty, as in counting tapas, canoes, or feathers. (Gram. 10.3)  

iako [i-a-ko].  s. The number forty; a round or whole number, as we say, a dozen; it is applied mostly, if not exclusively, to counting kapas, perhaps to a few other things; a me ka iako kapa he nui loa, and the very many forties of kapas.

iama.  same as ama, outrigger float.

iho₂.  n. core, as of an apple, breadfruit, or pandanus; cob, as or corn; heart, as of celery: spongy white growth in the center of a sprouted coconut, sometimes called coconut sponge (cf. lolo niu); pith, spadix; flesh of the octopus after the skin is removed; axis, as of the earth; axle, as of a wheel. also haku. [(CE) PPN *iso, pith, core; umbilical cord]

iho ʻolewithout core, said of koa trees easily shaped into canoes

iho.  n. axle, i.e. a shaft on which a wheel turns. also paepae komo huila. n. axis, in math. see kuhikuhina.

nā iho kuhikuhinacoordinate axes, i.e. two intersecting perpendicular number lines used for graphing ordered number pairs in math

iho [i-ho].  s. The pith of a vegetable; he iho laau ka mea mawaena o ka laau, the pith of a tree is what is in the center of the tree. In geography, the pole of the earth; he iho ko ka honua a puka ma na aoao elua, the earth has a pith (pole) coming out at both sides; ka iho kukui. See ihoiho.

ʻīhoe [ʻī·hoe].  n. canoe paddler.

Me nā ʻīhoe aliʻi o kō ke aliʻi mōʻī mau waʻa.With the chiefly paddlers of the ruler's canoes.

ihu₂.  n. prow or bow of a canoe or ship. nose of a plane (HE)

ihu.  n. bow, of a boat.

ihuihu [ihu·ihu].  vi. rising upward, as the prow of a canoe. fig., scornful.

ihuihu [i-hu-i-hu].  adj. A word used in contemning another.

Ihukū [Ihu-kū].  n. name reported for a Hawaiian star, although it may be a general term for any guiding star standing (kū) above the bow (ihu) of a canoe.

ihu nui₂.  n. canoe with a large bow, hollowed from the large end of a log instead of from the butt end, as was customary. (Malo 131, 135)

ihu waʻa.  n. bow of a canoe, bowsprit.

imu hau hana.  n. oven in which hau wood was heated (hana) to be bent for a canoe outrigger.

ipuwai [ipu·wai].  n. wood rollers laid under a canoe being hauled to prevent it from being scratched or damaged.

iwi kaʻele.  n. keel, as of a ship.

iwikaele, iwikala [i-wi-ka-e-le (i-wi-ka-la)].  s. The hull of a ship; the body of a canoe; kalai ia ka iwikaele.

iwikala.  s. var. spelling of iwikaele, The hull of a ship; the body of a canoe; kalai ia ka iwikaele.
 

 A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

K

kā₁.  nvt.
  • to hit, strike, throw, smite, hack, thrust, toss, fling, hurl, dash, especially with a quick hard stroke;
  • to bail water, as from a canoe (kā₂);
  • to clean, as weeds or mud from a pond;
  • to fling the arms or swing them while walking;
  • to make net meshes;
  • to tie, as thatch battens;
  • to knit;
  • to fish with a pole;
  • to turn the soil;
  • to turn a rope for children to jump;
  • to remove, as a cataract from the eye with the edge of a blade of kūkae puaʻa grass;
  • to snare, as birds;
  • to curse (especially if used with ʻino; cf. kāmalū, to do evil to another in secret; to forbid, warn in secret...);
  • to murder; murderous; murderer, dead shot.
For kā i ka waha, see waha. [(EO) PPN *taa, strike, beat, kill]

hoʻokāto dash down, shatter, break, strike

i ke kā ʻanain tying [thatch] (For. 5:650)

kā i ka hoeto pull on a paddle with all one's strength

kā i ka ʻinoto curse, do evil to

kā i ka nele loa.to take away everything, utterly deprive, to be without.

kā kēhauto rub tapa on grass or shrubbery to absorb the dew as a means of gathering moisture in arid places such as Kaʻū

kā koʻito make adzes

kā lilikoto burn, sear

kā makauto make a fishhook of bone or other material

kā make loato dash to death, hurl down, as a foe in lua fighting; to doom to death

limu kā kanaka o Manuʻakepa.the man-striking moss of Manuʻakepa [name of a famous slippery alga growing on the beach at Hanalei, Kauaʻi].

kā₂.  nvt. canoe bailer; to bail. [PPN *tataa, canoe bailer; to bail out water from a canoe]

ka.  v. To bail water, as from a canoe; e ka oe i ka liu. s. A dish to bail water with.

kaʻalalo [kaʻa·lalo].  vi. to sail to leeward. fig., full of lies, underhanded, deceitful. cf. kaʻakaʻalalo.

kaalalo [kaa-la-lo].  v. To talk crookedly by way of flattery; to flatter; to crouch in order to gain some point; to act meanly to secure some object.

kaʻaluna [kaʻa·luna].  vi. to sail or turn against the wind. fig., to dominate; overbearing. cf. kaʻalalo.

kaaluna [kaa-lu-na].  v. E moe me ke kaa o ke poo i kaaluna me ka lolii ana i ke kapa a paa. See keha.

kaʻaoki [kaʻa·oki].  vt. to finish or complete, as a canoe; to put on the last touches. cf. kāʻokoʻa, oki.

Kaʻaoki iho ʻoe i kahi pū niu a hāʻawi mai.Finish the work on the coconut shell and give it to me.

kaaoki [kaa-o-ki].  v. To end; to cut short; to put an end to; to beautify; to finish off, as a canoe.

kaekae₁ [kae·kae].  vs.
  • smooth, polished; to rub smooth, polish, finish
  • perfect, as a new canoe without knots or knobs;
  • young, attractive, plump, desirable, as of a woman;
  • tasty, mellow, soft, as of sweet potatoes;
  cf. mōkaekae, gratifying to the taste, tasty, as mealy sweet potato...

Kaekae ka ʻumeke.The wooden bowl is smoothly polished.

Kaekae ke olonā.The olonā fibers are perfectly cleaned.

kaekae [kae-kae].  v. To be smooth and plump; without protuberances. adj. Young, fresh and smooth, as an unmarried woman who is much desired; hence, applied to a small woman. Applied to a canoe, new; smooth; without knots, &c.; he waa kaekae; also, i mai no ia, he kihei pili nau, he kaekae ka olupi. adj. Soft; mellow; soft, as a cooked potato. Light in traveling. s. See kae. The narrow edge of a rule. adv. See kae, border. Having many edges; by borders; on the borders.

kaʻele₁.  nvs.
  • empty and hollow, as of a bowl, poi board, drum, canoe hull;
  • hull;
  • inside bottom as of a calabash or poi board.
  also ʻele. [(FJ) PPN *takele, base, bottom (of canoe), keel]

iwi kaʻelekeel

kaʻele papadug-in poi board

Mehe kaʻele papa lā Hilo, i lalo ka noho, kāʻele wale Hilo i ke ālai ʻia e ka ua.Like a poi board Hilo, dwelling below, darkened Hilo by the blocking rain. (UL 60)

kaelewaa [ka-e-le-waa].  s. An unfinished boat or canoe. See kaela. He waa i kapili ole ia i ka laau.

kahi ā malino.  to smooth and finish, as a canoe (EH)

kāholo₂ [kā·holo].  vt. to sew with long stitches; basting; sennit lashings on royal canoes. (Malo 131)

lopi kāholobasting thread

kahuna kālai waʻa [kāhuna kā·lai waʻa].  n. canoe builder.

kaiaka₂ [kai·aka].  n. see waʻa kaiaka, kayak...

kai koʻele.  n. sea too shallow to float a canoe but good for seeking shellfish. lit., thumping sea, because the canoe thumps the coral.

kaikoele [kai-ko-e-le].  s. A very shallow sea in a calm, too, shallow for a canoe; he kai kui opihi, he malia paha.

kailiili [ka-i-li-i-li].  v. To take and carry here and there.

kāʻiliʻili₁.  redup. of kāʻili₁, ₂, to snatch, grab, take by force, seize, abduct, usurp...; to cast for fish... snatching, pulling, especially of a newly carved canoe hauled from the mountains to the sea. cf. kaula kāʻiliʻili.

kainaliu₁ [kai·naliu].  n. central part of a canoe, just aft of the point where the forward outrigger boom is attached to the hull (perhaps from kā i nā liu, bail the bilge).

Kainaliu₂ [kai·naliu].  n. place name at Kona, Hawaiʻi, said to be the name of a canoe bailer for Keawe-nui-a-ʻUmi.

kaka₂.  vs. arched; curving from end to end, as the top of a canoe. rare. 

kālai [kā·lai].  vt.
  • to carve, cut, hew, engrave,
  • hoe;
  • to divide, as land;
  • to shape a canoe
  • (fig.) [to shape] an enterprise or intellectual policy;
  • to plan, formulate, budget.
(kala₄+ -i, transitivizer). cf. kālaiʻāina, kālaimanaʻo, kālaimoku, kalakalaiaupuni, paiō kālaimanaʻo. (Gram. 6.6.4)   [(EO) PPN *talai, hew, carve]

hoʻokālaicaus/sim

kālai ʻana o ke kuketariff policy

kālai [kā·lai].  vt. to hoe. also hō. see koʻi kālai.

kalai [ka-lai].  adj. Hewed; cut; carved. To pare; to cut; to grave; to carve out, i. e., to divide out, as one's portion; kalai laau, a hewer of wood. Ios. 9:20. Kalai pohaku, a stone cutter. Isa. 22:16. v. To hew; to cut. Kanl. 10:1. Kalai laau, to hew wood; kalai pohaku, to hew stones.

kālai waʻa [kā·lai waʻa].  n.v. canoe carver; to build a canoe.

kālelemuku [kā·lele·muku].  vi. to lean back, to lean over the outrigger of a fast canoe to keep the canoe from capsizing. fig. to relax, lead an easy life.

kalelemuku [ka-le-le-mu-ku].  v. To lean on the stern of a vessel with haughtiness; to lean upon the side of a canoe.

kālepa₃ [kā·lepa].  same as peʻa, canoe sail, as made of young pandanus leaves.

kāliʻi [kā·liʻi].  vt. to hurl spears at a chief as he landed from a canoe, in order that he might exhibit his dexterity and courage in dodging them, almost a ritual. [(NP) PPN *ata-liki, son of a man (clk) (borrowed)]

kalii [ka-lii].  s. Name of the ceremony when the high chief lands from a voyage with his people and his god.

kāliki [kā·liki].  nvt. corset, girdle, tight waist binder, suspenders; to tie, as a corset. cf. liki₂, lī kāliki, to tighten, gird on...; corset lace, to lace up a corset...

Kāliki i paʻa ka pāʻele i ka waʻa.So the black paint will adhere to the canoe. (For. 5:637)

Ua kāliki ʻia ā pūʻali ke kino o ka wahine.The body of the woman is corseted and pulled tight.

kāliki [kā·liki].  n. brace, as for body parts.

kāliki pūlimawrist brace

kamaikahuliwaʻa [kama-i-kahuli-waʻa].  n. the art of righting a capsized canoe; one man swims under the canoe with a line tied to the attachments of each outrigger boom (ʻiako) and the outrigger (ama); he pulls on the line while others press down on the ama to bring it down under the canoe to right it; water remaining in the canoe is dashed out by jerking the canoe back and forth. lit., tie for turning canoe.

kāmoe₁ [kā·moe].  vi.
  • to go straight ahead;
  • to recline, lie flat; flattened.
 

Kāmoe ka waʻa i ka lae.The canoe headed straight for the point.

Kāmoe kāna kākau ʻana.He writes with a slanting hand.

ke kāmoe aʻe o nā ao hāʻeleʻelethe flat-lying dark clouds (Kel. 17)

kana₁.  num. tens (usually compounded with numbers from three to nine to indicate 30 to 90). (Gram. 10.3)  

kanaiwaninety

nā kana ʻēkātens of banana hands (Kep. 159)

ʻo ka waʻa kana koʻokahiten one-man canoes (Nak. 40)

kanaka₂.  n. after end of the float of a canoe.

kanaka [ka-na-ka].  s. The end of the outrigger of a canoe.

kani₁.  nvi. sound or noise of any kind; pitch in music; to sound, cry out, ring, peal, jingle, tinkle, toll, whir, resound, reverberate; roar, rumble, crow, resonance; to strike or tick, of a clock, to sing, as birds; voiced. cf. leokani. [(AN) PPN *taŋi, cry, weep]

hoʻokanito play a musical instrument or drum; to cause to sound, honk; to crack, as a whip; to ring up on the telephone. See ex., pila₁

hoʻokani piheto shout, roar, wail, as by a crowd

hoʻokani ponoto tune, as a musical instrument

kani ā hiaʻāto grieve and moan so sorrowfully that one cannot sleep

kani ā ʻuʻinaflash of lighting followed immediately by a peal of thunder

Kani ka moa.The rooster crows.

Kani ka papa waʻa.The canoe floor sounds [a poetic expression applied to aged persons just before death, as the dead were sometimes laid in canoes which were placed in burial caves].

kani ka pilaplay music

Kani nā peleJingle bells (song)

kani ʻōkalakalascreech

ke kani ʻana o ka leothe sound or tone of the voice, intonation

leo kanisweet or pleasant voice

Mākaukau, kī, kani.Ready, aim, fire.

Ua pūhā kēia lāʻau, ke kani ʻia ala e ka manu.This tree is rotten, [it] is being made to sound by the bird [said of a tree not suitable for a canoe: see ʻelepaio₁]. (Nak. 36)

ʻUmi minuke i koe, kani ka hola ʻewalu.Ten minutes before eight; lit., ten minutes remaining strikes the hour eight.

kani.  n. sound effects, as on a computer. see kani keaka, pīpa.

kani [ka-ni].  v. To make a sound more or less musical; to hum, as a tune. To strike, as a clock; kani wale ka wati me ka hookani ole ia aku e ka lima kanaka. To sound, as a trumpet. Puk. 19:13. To explode, as a pistol. To crack, as a whip. To rumble, as thunder. To squeak, as shoes. To crow, as a cock; ke kani mai nei ka moa. Hoo. To sing; to praise; to play on an instrument of music. 1 Sam. 16:18, 23. To cry out, as a multitude; to exclaim; hookani aku la na kanaka penei, the people exclaimed thus. To be unpleasantly affected, as the ears at hearing bad news. 1 Sam. 3:11. Na mea kani, musical instruments. s. A singing; a ringing sound; a report, as of a gun; the sound of a trumpet, or of musical instruments. adj. Sounding; singing; squeaking; making a noise.

kāohi₁ [kā·ohi].  vt. to hold back, detain, restrain, prevent, repress, withhold, check, try to hold back, control. see ex. ʻuoʻuo. [PPN *taaʻofi, hold back, restrain]

E kāohi iho ʻoe i kou manaʻo kolohe.Repress your mischievous thoughts.

hiki ʻole ke kāohiunrestrained, uncontrollable

Ka pali kāohi kumu aliʻi o ʻIao.The cliff withholding chiefly origins of ʻIao [burial place of chiefs]. (ON 1529)

kāohi iāia ihoto control himself

Kāohi nā aliʻi iāia e noho, ʻaʻole ʻoia i ʻae mai.The chiefs tried to make him stay but he didn't consent.

kāohi waʻa … kāohi akuto hold a canoe in place with a paddle while others cast for bonito (FS 127)

kaohi [ka-o-hi].  v. To fix; to establish. To abide; to continue to adhere firmly to a thing or course of conduct; to be steadfast. To keep; to retain; to keep back.Laieik.176. To restrain. To invite to stay when one is about to go away or further on. Luk. 24:29. To restrain one from doing a thing by friendly advice. To compel or urge. 2, Oihl. 21:11. Kaohi na 'lii ia ia e noho, aole oia i ae mai, the chiefs urged him to stay, but he did not consent; e kaohi, i kou wawae, to refrain the foot from wandering. Ier. 14:10. To restrain; to hold back. Hal. 19:13. To keep, as a promise. 1 Nal. 8:24. To choose. Isa. 7:15. To save; to screen, as a guilty person from purnishment.Ezek. 13:19.

kāpaʻa [kā·paʻa].  vt. to hold, as a canoe on its course.

kāpapa₃ [kā·papa].  nvi. rhythmic tapping of canoe side with a paddle to drive fish into a net; to do so.

kāpapa uluato drive ulua thus; fig., to obtain a human victim or sacrifice him (FS 143); priest who makes the sacrifice

kapeke₂.  vi.
  • exposed, revealed;
  • askew, out of joint;
  • to slip to one side or out of joint,
  • to miss in one's aim.

hoʻokapeketo loosen, set askew; to tilt, as a canoe; to sit or loosen the clothing so as to cause indecent exposure

Kapeke ihola kuʻu wāwae a ʻeha ke kuʻekuʻe.My foot slipped, hurting my ankle.

kapeke [ka-pe-ke].  v. To be out of joint, as a limb; to limp, as a lame person. Kin.32:35, 31. To misstep. Hal. 37:31. To miss in attempting to do a thing; to mistake; to disjoint.

kāpili moku [kā·pili moku].  nvt. shipbuilding; shipbuilder, shipwright; to repair ships. (For. 5:479)

kapilimoku [ka-pi-li-mo-ku].  v. See kapili. To build, but especially to calk ships. s. The art of ship building. A ship builder or a ship calker. Ezek. 37:9.

kāpili waʻa [kā·pili waʻa].  n.v. process of adding on canoe parts after the hull has been carved and rubbed smooth; to do so.

kapuaʻi₂, kapuwaʻi [kapu·aʻi, kapu·waʻi].  n. part of the canoe float where the outrigger boom (ʻiako) is joined; the after one is the kapuaʻi hope.

kapu ʻōhiʻa kō [kapu ʻō·hiʻa kō].  n. sacred rituals for cutting an ʻōhiʻa log and dragging (kō) it to the coast to be made into a canoe. see malu koʻi. (Kam. 76:136–8; a note in Kam. 76:146 compares Kamakau's description with Malo's)

kau₄.  n. wooden handle, as on stone chisels; perch; pole raised longitudinally over a canoe in stormy weather, on which mats were placed for protection.

kauhale [kau·hale].  loc.n. group of houses comprising a Hawaiian home, formerly consisting of men's eating house, women's eating house, sleeping house, cook-house, canoe house, etc. Term was later used even if the home included but a single house, and is sometimes used for hamlet or settlement. It is used without an article. lit., plural house. (Gram. 8.6)  

E hoʻi kākou i kauhale.Let's go home.

kanaka hele i kauhalea person who goes from house to house; to gad

kauhale [kau-ha-le].  s. Kau, place, and hale, house. A small cluster of houses; a village. Puk. 8:5. A house or residence of a person. A place where a house has been, or where one is designed to be.

Kauhumākaʻikaʻi [ka-uhu-mā·kaʻi·kaʻi].  n. a lua fighting stroke. Uhumākaʻikaʻi was the name of the giant uhu fish that dragged Kawelo for two days in his canoe from Waiʻanae to Niʻihau and back to Waiʻanae. also Uhumākaʻikaʻi. (FS 42–49)

kaukahi₂ [kau·kahi].  n. canoe with a single outrigger float. cf. kaulua.

kaukahi [kau-ka-hi].  s. Kau, canoe, and kahi, one. A single canoe. See kau. Ma ke kauluao keopuolani, a ma ke kaukahi o Hoapili, he waa aole i hoapipi ia, he waa hookahi.

kaula hope.  n. line from mast to stern.

kaula huki peʻa.  n. halyard.

kaula ihu.  n. line from mast to bow (ihu).

kaula kāʻiliʻili.  n. line from forward outrigger boom (ʻiako) to prow to strengthen the boom in storms. cf. kāʻiliʻili.

kaula kolo.  n. towline.

kaula likini.  n. rigging.

kaula luahine [kaula lua·hine].  n. line running from the prow of a canoe to the after end, used to lash the ʻahu, or mat, used for protection from high seas. lit., old woman line.

kaulaluahine [kau-la-lu-a-hi-ne].  s. The name of a rope for binding a mat on to a canoe; o ke kaulaluahine e moe ana ma ka aoao o ka waa, oia ka mea e paa ai ka ahu. See ahu, a mat.

kaula moku₁.  n. ship line of any kind.

kaulana waʻa [kau·lana waʻa].  n. place where canoes stop, as while fishing.

kaula ʻōhiʻa [kaula ʻō·hiʻa].  n. strong outrigger lashing used on deepwater canoes, probably so called because of the hardness of ʻōhiʻa wood.

kaula pāʻū.  n. line holding in place the canoe pāʻū, cover.

kaula pū.  n. ship shroud.

kaula uea.  n. cable.

kaula uea.  n. cable. also uea.

kaula waha₂.  n. line extending from sail tip to the ʻiako, boom, on the edge of the canoe.

kaulua₁ [kau·lua].  nvi. double canoe, pair, span, yoke, two of a kind; to put together or pair, to yoke or harness together, to double in quantity; coupled. fig., two-natured. cf. kaukahi. [PPN *tau-lua, two of a kind, pair]

kaulua [kau-lua].  s. The name of several things where two are put or used together; kaulua. a double-canoe; bipi kaulua, a yoke of oxen. 1 Sam. 11:7. Kaulua lio, a span of horses. 2 Nal. 7:14.

kauluwela₂ [kaulu·wela].  vs. swarming; innumerable.

Kauluwela ka moana i nā ʻau waʻa kaua o Kalaniʻōpuʻu; aia nā koa ke ʻaʻahu lā i kō lākou mau ʻahu ʻula o nā waihoʻoluʻu like ʻole.The ocean was swarming with the fleet of war canoes of Kalaniʻōpuʻu; the warriors were wearing their feather cloaks of varied colors.

kaumoʻo₁ [kau·moʻo].  nvt. to splice, mend a fracture with a splint; to fasten canoe gunwale; wooden canoe clamp.

kaunaʻoa mālolo [kaunaʻoa mā·lolo].  same as kaunaʻoa pehu, a greenish-yellow dodder vine... lit., mālolo (flying fish) kaunaʻoa, so called because this plant was spread over mālolo caught in a canoe to keep them from escaping. Sometimes called mālolo or pōlolo.

kauō₁, kauwō [kau·ō].  vt. to drag, haul, draw along, tow.

hoʻokauōto cause to be dragged; to prolong vowels in chanting

kauō ā lupesame as kauālupe

kauō huluhuluto drag along roughly, as a canoe hull that is shredded (huluhulu), or a child who is bruised

kauō ka hikipossible to move by dragging

pipi kauōoxen

kauo [kau-o].  v. To draw or drag along; to haul, as a load. Kanl. 21:3. adj. Drawing; pulling; dragging along; bipi kauo, a laboring ox. Oihk. 7:23.

kauō waʻa [kau·ō waʻa].  v. to drag a canoe, especially if unfinished, from the mountain forest to the shore to be finished.

kauowaa [kau-o-waa].  s. Kauo, to drag, and waa, canoe. The work or business of drawing down canoes from the mountain when finished or partly so.

kaupē₂ [kau·pē].  vt. to put forward, of a paddle.

E kaupē aku nō i ka hoe, e kō mai i ka hoe, o hoe!Put forward the paddle, draw the paddle toward you, paddle!

kaupoʻi [kau·poʻi].  n. median canoe-bow cover.

kauwō waʻa.  var. spelling of kauō waʻa, to drag a canoe...

kā waʻa.  n.v. canoe bailer; to bail a canoe.

kāwaʻa₁ [kā·waʻa].  n.v. to cast overboard from a canoe, as fish nets or as a victim to be executed at sea; a method of deep-sea fishing with nets.

kawaa [ka-waa].  s. The name of a species of fish net; he upena kawaa.

kāwaʻa₂ [kā·waʻa].  interj. call of the curlew bird, believed to say:

"I kāwaʻa, e holo, ua nui ke kai o ke aumoe.""Let's do canoe net fishing, sail, the sea is high at midnight.”

kawaa [ka-waa].  s. The voice of a bird on Molokai which seems to say, "i kawaa, e holo, ua nui ke kai o ke aumoe."

kāwaʻewaʻe₁ [kā·waʻe·waʻe].  n. kind of stone or coral, as used in polishing canoes, or in rubbing off pig bristles.

kawaewae [ka-wae-wae].  s. Name of a kind of stone used in polishing canoes.

kawele.  vi. to work or act slowly and in moderation, as in paddling a canoe or farming; slow, lingering, as disease.

kawele [ka-we-le].  v. To work slowly or moderately, as at rowing a canoe, or at cultivating the soil; kawele wale aku no. adj. Slow; lingering, as a disease; o ka hookuli ka mea e kawele nei ia poe.

kāwelewele₁ [kā·wele·wele].  n.v. ropes, especially those attached to ʻiako, outrigger booms, to assist in righting a capsized canoe; lines attached to a fish net; person or canoe at the head of a line being pulled. fig., to recall something almost forgotten; dim memory. also kākāwelewele.

Ā i loaʻa hoʻi ke kāwelewele, pono iki nō ia manawa.When an almost forgotten thought is recalled, it helps a little for the time being.

ʻO Kama ke akua i ke kāwelewele.Kama was the god [who held] the end of the rope being pulled.

kawelewele [ka-we-le-we-le].  s. The name of certain short ropes about a canoe; he mau wahi kaula ma ka pu o ka waa.

keʻa₁.  nvt.
  • cross, crucifix, any crossed piece;
  • main house purlin;
  • sticks connecting canoes of a double canoe.
  • fig., to hinder, obstruct, intercept, block; obstruction, barrier; baffled (fig.).
  Used idiomatically like kana₂ and kaʻe₁. cf. keʻahakahaka, keʻapaʻa. Probably PPN *teka.

ʻAʻole i keʻa mai ka hahana wela o kēia lā.There was no limit to the stifling heat of this day. (Kel. 14)

hoʻokeʻato cross, block, obstruct, hinder

kea [ke-a].  s. A cross; the form of a cross, viz.; one post upright, the other transverse. See amana.

keanahā [kea·nahā].  n. a specially built place reserved for the high chief on the platform of a double canoe.

keʻele₂.  n. the inside of a canoe see kaʻele₁, hull, canoe hull (Kaupō 21)

kele₂.  nvi. to sail; reached by sailing; flight, sailing. cf. pōhaku kele. [(CP) PPN *tere, to sail, move along (of a boat), be afloat]

awa keleharbor that may be reached by sailing

he moku kele i ka waʻaan island reached by canoe

hoʻokelesteersman, helmsman, navigator; to sail or navigate, as the master of a ship; to steer; to drive, as a car. fig., to conduct any business

hoʻokele ʻinoto speed, drive, sail recklessly

hoʻokele kaʻachauffeur, driver; to drive a car

hoʻokele waʻa lolo niuto sail coconut bloom sheaths as [toy] canoes

Hoʻokeleʻalename of a navigation star

Hoʻokelewaʻathe star Sirius

momoku ahi kele kahifirebrand lighted at one end only before being hurled over a cliff

momoku ahi kele luafirebrand lighted at both ends

poʻe hoʻokele mokuship crew or navigators

kele.  vi. to 'surf,' as the Internet. cf. mākaʻikaʻi.

kele [ke-le].  v. To slip; to slide; to glide easily. To sail far out to sea, as a canoe; e kele wale ana ka waa mawaho. Hoo. To steer a ship or canoe; hiki ia ia ma kona ike ke hookele moku; eia ka pule: A kele akiu, kelekele akiu.

kia-.  a prefix to types of canoes. see kialoa, kiapā, kiapoho, kiapoko.

kia₃.  vt. to steer. Eng.

kia kahi.  n. sloop; one-masted vessel.

kiakahi [ki-a-ka-hi].  s. Kia, mast, and kahi, one. A one-masted vessel; a sloop.

kia kolu.  n. three-masted vessel.

kiakolu [ki-a-ko-lu].  s. Kia, mast, and kolu, three. The name given to a ship for having three masts; he kiakolu, a three-masted thing, i. e., a ship.

kialoa₁ [kia·loa].  n. long, light, and swift canoe. fig., a tall, well-proportioned woman.

kialoa [ki-a-lo-a].  s. A small, long, beautiful canoe. A fisherman belonging to such a canoe.

kia lua.  n. brig, two-masted vessel, two-masted schooner.

kialua [ki-a-lu-a].  s. Kia, mast, and lua, two. A brig or schooner from having only two masts; he moku kialua, a vessel of two masts.

kia lua peʻa heke.  n. brig. lit., topsail two masts.

kia luna.  n. topmast.

kia nui.  n. mainmast.

kiapā [kia·pā].  n. swift-sailing canoe; any vessel equipped with cross spars, bark.

kiapa [ki-a-pa].  s. A bark, in distinction from a ship.

kiapoho [kia·poho].  n. a canoe with a deep, curving hull.

kiapoko [kia·poko].  n. a short canoe with a rounded hull, as used for fishing near the shore.

kiʻapuʻapu.  n. a name for the curved portion of a canoe rim. (For. 5:612–3)

kīauau₂ [kī·au·au].  interj. encouraging workers, as in drawing an unfinished canoe hull from the forest to the shed at the seashore where it was to be completed.

Kīauau, kīauau, kīauau! holo auau, holo auau, holo auau!Fast, fast, fast! run quick, run quick, run quick! (canoe-hauling chant)

Pau kēia kīauau ʻana a ke keiki.After the boy's chant urging fast action. (Nak. 62)

kiele₃.  vt. to paddle. (UL 194) rare. 

kīhā₂ [kī·hā].  vi. to rise and pitch, as a canoe in heavy seas; to dive under water, as a porpoise. Possibly PPN *tifa(a).

kīhele [kī·hele].  nvt.
  • hook; to hook;
  • to feed poi to a child on the finger, which is bent (like a hook) so as to dislodge the poi.

Kīhele ia ulu.Bail the center of a canoe [ambiguous expression: it may refer to the action of the hands in bailing].

kihi₃.  n. canoes guarding the sides of mālolo and iheihe fish nets.

kihi₄.  vt. to plug or patch a calabash or canoe. rare. 

kīholo₂ [kī·holo].  n. large fish net about 20 fathoms long, held by a canoe at each end.

kikala [ki-ka-la].  s. The hollow of the back between the hips. The name of the bone called coccyx. The hip; ke kikala ame ka uha. Lunk. 15:8. The buttocks; the posteriors. 2 Sam. 10:4.

kīkala₁ [kī·kala].  n. hip, coccyx bone; posterior; stern, as of a canoe.

kīkepa₄ [kī·kepa].  n. edge, rim, as of a canoe.

kiki₁.  nvt. a plug shaped like the kepa wedge but with the outer end longer, used in filling cracks in wooden bowls or canoes; to plug a hole, patch a canoe or calabash. [(NP) PPN *titi, peg, to stick in as a peg]

kikihi₃.  vi.
  • to dodge or move about quickly, especially with quick turning of sharp corners;
  • canoe sailing, to sail.

kikihi [ki-ki-hi].  s. A sailing about in a canoe with a sail, or walking about quickly.

kīkoni [kī·koni].  nvt.
  • small adze used for smoothing and finishing a canoe;
  • to smooth and finish a canoe;
  • to soften wauke bark for tapa making;
  • to pierce or lance a swelling; a piercing,
  • to peck; a peck,
  • to blaze, as a tree; a blaze;
  • to rap on the forehead, usually with a single knuckle, especially as a gesture of rudeness or contempt, hence to treat contemptuously.
  cf. kīkēkē, to rap with all the knuckles.

ka ʻai kīkoni a nā manupeck eating of the birds

kikoni [ki-ko-ni].  v. To smooth off and finish a canoe after it is dug out. s. The art or trade of finishing off canoes after they are dug out and shaped.

kīlau₂ [kī·lau].  n. ti stalk with shredded leaves, as held by a fishing director (kilo iʻa) and used to guide the fishing canoes; ti stalk used to flip water of purification.

kīlua [kī·lua].  vi. to do with determination.

Kīlua ka poʻe waʻa.The canoe paddlers go on [implication they go ashore because of poor fishing]. (ON 1800)

kīmō [kī·mō].  vt. to pound, bruise, mash, as with stick or stone; to smash, break into bits; to dub out the inside of a canoe log with an adze, tamping and smoothing the surface; to crack, as nuts. also kīpō. rare. 

hoʻokīmōcaus/sim

kimo [ki-mo].  v. To strike, as with a stone, a stick or a sword; to thrust with a stick. To pound, bruise or mash, as in pounding poi. To strike, as with a stick in choosing the puu in playing at puhenehene where the noa is.

kīoeoe [kī·oe·oe].  vs. long, tall, as a ship mast or giraffe neck.

kioeoe [ki-o-e-o-e].  adj. A contract of kiaoeoe. Long; tell, as the mast of a ship. See oeoe. Flat; extended.

kioloa₁ [kio·loa].  same as kialoa, a long, narrow canoe.

kioloa [ki-o-lo-a].  s. A very small canoe in which only one man can sail; holo aku la ia ma kona waa kioloa i ka lawaia luhee.

kīpū₁ [kī·pū].  nvt.
  • to hold back or brace, as a canoe on a wave with a paddle;
  • to rein in, as a horse;
  • to remain, as mist or rain;
  • to fold tightly about one, as a blanket;
  • steersman.

Ā laila i kīpū auaneʻi lāua.Then the two of them just braced [the canoe]. (For. 4:123)

He mau hoʻokele ā he mau kīpū nohoʻi.Navigators and also steersmen. (For. 4:123)

Kīpū i ka manaʻo, kīpū i ke kapa a ka noe; ʻauhea wale ʻoe ē ka ʻohu, kīpū maila i Kaʻala.Hold fast to an idea, hold fast to the tapa blanket of mist; listen here, O mist, nestling now on [Mt.] Kaʻala. (song)

kipu [ki-pu].  v. To turn the paddle, as in setting a canoe back; kipu iho la lakou i na hoe, they turned back the paddles, that is, rowed backwards; to turn away; ka huahua i ke kipu. Hoo. The same. To fold tightly around one, as a large kapa.

kīwaʻa₃ [kī·waʻa].  n. stick formerly used as a vise to hold the canoe while attaching the gunwale strakes (moʻo). also mōlī.

kīwaʻawaʻa₁ [kī·waʻa·waʻa].  vs. full of ruts and furrows, rough, rutty, uneven; broad-shouldered, muscular, as a strong man (so called because the muscular furrows suggest canoes, waʻa).

kiwaawaa [ki-waa-waa].  adj. Broad-shouldered; stout, as a strong man.

koa₃.  n. the largest of native forest trees (Acacia koa), with light-gray bark, crescent-shaped leaves, and white flowers in small, round heads. A legume with fine, red wood, a valuable lumber tree, formerly used for canoes, surfboards, calabashes, now for furniture and ukuleles. A small koa was sometimes added to the hula altar to Laka, goddess of the hula, to make the dancer fearless. The name koa may be qualified by the terms kā, kū ma kua, kū mauna. (Neal 408–11) [(AN) PPN *toa, a tree (casuarina equisetifolia)]

E ola koa.Live like a koa tree [i.e. long].

koaʻekea [koaʻe·kea].  vt. to adjust and fit canoe parts to the canoe body. rare. 

kōʻele₂.  n. Friday, so called because commoners worked on the chief's farm, called kōʻele, on this day. Any work for a chief. Also lā kōʻele, lā paʻahao.

kōʻele kālai waʻacanoe-making for a chief

koho₃.  n. tip of a paddle blade.

koʻi ʻāhuluhulu.  n. planing adze, as for rough (ʻāhuluhulu) lumber

koʻi alaheʻe.  hardwood adze. see alaheʻe, hardwood shrub, tree... (Holmes)

koʻi ʻauwaha.  n. scoop adze. see ʻauwaha₁, groove, as in a tapa beater... (Holmes)

koʻi ʻāwili.  n. socketed adze, as used for hollowing out the narrow bow and stern of a canoe hull.

koʻi holu.  n. adze used to smooth a canoe. broad, bent adze; used to shave off smooth in the direction of the grain. (Holmes)

koiholu [ko-i-ho-lu].  s. See koi and holu, to bend. An adze, i. e., a bent axe.

koʻi kāhili.  n. finishing adze. (Holmes)

koʻi kīkoni.  small finishing adze; used to shave off and smooth projections. see kīkoni, small adze used for smoothing and finishing a canoe... (Holmes)

koʻi kila.  n. steel adze cf. kila₃, steel... (Holmes)

koʻi kuehu.  n. shaving adze. (Holmes)

koʻi kūkulu [koʻi kū·kulu].  n. adze with straight edges, used to shave down the sides of a bowl or canoe.

koʻi kūpā.  n. adze used for hollowing out canoe hull. see kūpā, swizel adze (Holmes)

koʻi kūpā ʻai keʻe.  n. swivel-headed adze; used for hollowing out the narrow bow and stern sections, smoothing and polishing. see koʻikūpāʻai keʻe, adze (Holmes)

koʻi meki.  n. iron adze. cf. meki₂, iron... (Holmes)

koʻi milo.  n. adze used on the outside of a canoe. (Holmes)

koʻi ʻolē.  n. conch shell adze. (Holmes)

koʻi oma.  n. small, oval adze as used for finishing a canoe.

koʻi ʻōpaka.  n. adze used on the outside of a canoe; cuts smoothly. (Holmes)

koʻi pāhoa [koʻi pā·hoa].  n. chisel, stone battle-axe. lit., dagger adze.

koʻi pāpale.  n. adze (no data) (Holmes)

koʻi paukūkū.  adze. (used to cut canoe log into sections (Holmes)) (EH)

koʻi pele.  n. adze used to hollow out bottom of canoe hull by cutting zig-zag trenches (Holmes)

koʻi wili.  n. socketed adze. (Holmes)

kokomo.  redup. of komo₁, enter, penetrate, sink...

Ke kokomo maila kēlā waʻa.That canoe is filled [and about to sink].

Kokomo akula ka waʻa i ka nalu.The canoe is plunging through the waves.

kokomo [ko-ko-mo].  s. See komo. A sinking canoe; a going down, or entering in. adj. Sinking; entering in.

kolomeki [kolo·meki].  n. third mate on a ship; the officer next to the second mate. Eng.

kolomoku [kolo·moku].  n.v. tugboat; to tow a ship.

komo₁.  nvt., vs.
  • to enter, go into, penetrate, entered, entrance.
  • to join, as a class or organization;
  • include; included;
  • filled,
  • to sink, as a heavily laden canoe;
  • to entertain or feel, as an emotion;
  (Gram. 4.5)   [PPN *tomo, enter, penetrate, sink in]

ʻahaʻaina komoinitiation feast

E komo no kuʻu hoʻoilina ia ʻīlio.Including for my heirs this dog.

E nānā ʻoe i kō lākou komo ʻana … a ʻike ʻoe ua pau loa i ke komo ….Watch them coming in … and when you see they are all in …. (FS 111)

haumana komo houfreshman, new pupil

hoʻokomoto insert, put or let in, enter, pack, penetrate, import, sink into, deposit, install, admit. See niho hoʻokomo

Hoʻokomo i ke kālā i ka panakō.Deposit money in the bank.

hoʻokomo makani, hoʻokomo eato ventilate

hoʻokomo waiwai hoʻopae maientry of goods

komo ʻanaaccess, admission, entry, entrance

Komo i ka hale.Enter the house.

Komo mai e ʻai.Come in and eat.

Komo mai!Come in, welcome!

komo maila ka huhūfilled with wrath

komo ʻole ka waiwaterproof

mele komowelcoming song

Ua komo ka waʻa.The canoe is filled [as with fish].

komo.  cf. aia.

komo i ka papato take a class

komo i loko o ka papato take a class

Ua komo wau i loko o ka papa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i kēlā makahiki aku nei.I took a Hawaiian language class last year.

komo [ko-mo].  v. To enter; to go in, as into a house. To put in, as the hand into a calabash in eating poi; to dip; to rinse, but not so strong as holoi. To sink or to go under water, as a canoe. To enter, as into another's country. To cause to enter, as joy into one's heart. To fill full, as a canoe or ship; hence, To sink, as a canoe or ship heavy loaded. s. The name of anything that enters; a tenon. Puk. 26:17. The handle of a hoe, &c. The filling up of any empty space; ka piha o ka mea hakahaka. adj. That which relates to putting in, filling or inserting.

koʻo₁.  nvt.
  • brace, support, wand, prop, helper;
  • small stalks to which feathers on large kāhili, standards, are tied, and which are attached to the main pole;
  • pole as used in pushing a canoe; to pole, push with a pole, prop;
  • sprit of a canoe's sail;
  • stick fastened across a small fish net near the meeting of the sticks (kuku) supporting the net;
  • to uphold.
  cf. kākoʻo, kanikoʻo. (Isa. 63.5) [(MP) PPN *toko, pole for punting canoe; to pole, punt]

hoʻokoʻoprop with a pole, as a heavily laden banana plant, or a house to keep it from falling down; to pole, as a canoe

kuʻina koʻoplug·in, as in a computer program

paipu koʻopipe used to hold up clear plastic sheeting over an aquaculture tank

koo [ko-o].  To push off, as with an oar or setting pole. Some part of a canoe; e lalau ae kou lima i ka hoe, ame ke ka liu, ame ke koo.

koʻokā₁ [koʻo·kā].  vt. to lambaste, buffet, hit.

He waʻa nahā i koʻokā kō kāne.A smashed canoe that has been buffeted by your husband [overindulgence in sex leads to impotence].

koʻokahi [koʻo·kahi].  n. canoe carrying only one person (a canoe carrying two persons was koʻolua, three was koʻokolu, etc.). (Malo 131)

ʻo ka waʻa kana koʻokahiten one-man canoes (Nak. 40)

koʻolua₂ [koʻo·lua].  n. canoe carrying two persons.

koolua [koo-lu-a].  s. See Koo 2 and lua, two. A canoe with only two persons; elua wale no ma ka waa.

kope₁.  nvt. rake, shovel (Nah. 4.14) , dredge; to rake, scratch; scoop, as of a canoe paddle (For. 5:557) . fig., to dislike, disregard. [(EP) PPN *ope, scoop up, shovel (problematic)]

moku kope awaharbor dredge

kope.  vt. to rake. also kopekope, pūlumi.

hao kopegarden rake

kope ʻōpalarake, as for leaves

kope [ko-pe].  v. To shovel, as dirt; to paw; to scratch. To defend off; to parry, as a blow; to turn aside from. s. A shovel; a spade; a scoop for lading flour; any instrument of the kind. Nah. 4:14.

kō waʻa.  n.v. line used for towing a canoe, especially for dragging canoe hulls from the forest where they were hollowed out to the shore; to tow or drag a canoe.

kowaa [ko-waa].  s. A rope or string for drawing or dragging a canoe or other things; he ili hau, he mea kowaa ia; he akua kowaa o Kanepuaa, a furrow-making god was Kanepuaa. See kanepuaa. v. To drag; to draw; to move a thing by drawing.

kū₁.  vs.
  a.
  • to stand, stop, halt, anchor, moor;
  • to alight, as a bird or plane on the ground; to land, as a plane or ship;
  • upright, perpendicular, steep, erect, standing,
  • to park, as a car; parked.
  • to stay, remain, exist;
  • to reach, extend, arrive;
  b.
  • to rise, as dust;
  c.
  • to hit, strike, jab;
  d.
  • used in some idioms in sense of "up,out".
  [(AN) PPN *tuʻu, stand, be upright]

kū pololeito stand straight, sheer, perpendicular, vertical

Kū hele pēlā!Get out!

Kū ā hele!Go! Go away!

Kū!Whoa! Stop! Halt.

E kū iho i hōʻike noʻu.Stand as a witness for me.

hoʻokūto set up, make stand, establish, as a society; to brace a canoe with a paddle while sailing or coasting over waves in order to steer and steady the canoe; to carry on, as a family name (Kanl. 25.7)

hoʻokū ākeato make known publicly

kai kūquiet sea, especially at mid-tide

Kū anahulu ka moku.The ship anchors every ten days.

Kū i ka pōkā.Hit by a bullet.

Kū i ke kui.Pierced by the needle; punctured by a nail [as a tire].

Kū ʻumi lau kānaka i ka make.Ten four-hundreds of men were struck dead.

Mahea ke kaʻa e kū ai?Where will the car be parked?

nā kānāwai e kū neiexisting laws

Ua hoʻoholo ʻia ke kaula a kū maʻō.The rope was let out as far as over there.

wai kūstagnant water

ku.  v. NOTE.—This word has two distinct meanings and yet they run into each other; as, first, ku to rise up; second, ku to stand. To arise; to rise up, as from a sitting posture. Ioan. 11:29. To stand erect. To rise, as war. 1 Oihl. 20:4. To rise up to do a thing or for a specified purpose. Ioan. 1:2. To stand against; to resist; to act contrary to. Hoo. To excite; to stir up, as an insurrection. To raise up, as an eminent person. Kanl. 18:15, 18. To raise up; to propagate. Kanl. 25:7. v. To stand, i. e., to stop still; to let down, as an anchor (generally written kuu); ku iho la makou ia nei, we anchored (stood, stopped) at this place; to stand against or opposite to. To stand, as a ship, i. e., to come to anchor. Hoo. To cause to stand, i. e., to hold up; to stretch out, as the hand. 1 Nal. 8:22. To be placed or set in a state or condition. Iob. 20:4. Ku i ka wa, to stand in a space (between two parties); hence, to be free; to be uncommitted. 1 Kor. 9:1.

kū.  n. stand. Niʻihau. see kī kū, kukui kū, set shot, in basketball; floor lamp... Eng. (calque).

kū koʻokolutripod

kū pena kiʻieasel

kuaʻe.  n. canoe keel.

kua ʻiako.  n. portion of boom (ʻiako) lashed to the canoe.

kuaiako [ku-ai-a-ko].  s. The place where the akos are bound on to the canoe, both before and behind; mai kuaiako mua, a kuaiako hope o ka waa. Laieik. 17.

kualono₂ [kua·lono].  vt. to overturn, as an unfinished canoe. rare. 

kūaluʻula [kū·aluʻula].  n. red cords used to decorate a chief's canoe. rare. 

kuamoʻo [kua·moʻo].  see iwi kuamoʻo, backbone, spine...

kuamoo [ku-a-moo].  s. Kua, back, and moo, a lizard. The backbone of a man or animal. adj. Of or pertaining to the backbone; iwi kuamoo. Oihk. 3:9.

kuamoo [ku-a-moo].  A road or frequented path. NOTE.—This was the word used formerly on the Island of Hawaii for path or road; the word alanui is now general; a road or highway. Lunk. 21:19.

kuamoo [ku-a-moo].  FIG. A way; custom. SYN. With aoao. Mat. 10:15. Obedience to law. Mar. 1:3.

kuamoʻo₄ [kua·moʻo].  n. canoe keel.

kuamoo [ku-a-moo].  s. The name of some place on the bottom of a canoe; alaila kalai ia na aoao ame ke kuamoo malalo.

kuamoʻo₅ [kua·moʻo].  n. clamps used in making or repairing canoes.

kuanuenue.  n. var. spelling of kuānuenue, boom connecting canoe hulls of a double outrigger.

kuānuenue, kuanuenue [ku·ā·nue·nue].  n. boom connecting canoe hulls of a double outrigger.

kuaōʻa [kua·ōʻa].  vt. to fit in place.

Kuaōʻa ʻia nā ʻiako o ua waʻa nei.The outrigger booms of this canoe were fitted in place.

kuapoʻi₁ [kua·poʻi].  n. weatherboard covering canoe top fore and aft.

kuapoi [ku-a-po-i].  s. The name of the board on the front part of a canoe.

kua uma.  n. beam, of a boat. lit., stern beam.

kūʻēʻē₂.  n. double canoe with one canoe longer than the other. (Malo 131)

kūkele₂ [kū·kele].  vt. to sail, as a boat.

kukele [ku-ke-le].  v. Ku and kele, to slip; to slide. To slip easily; to glide about, as a boat in smooth water for pleasure.

-kūkū. 

hoʻokūkū hīmenisong contest

hoʻokūkū₁ (hoʻokūkū like i nā waʻa)contest, game, match; to hold a contest, compete, compare; to place evenly, as canoes about to race

hoʻokūkū₂to fit, as a garment; a fitting

ka hoʻokūkū ʻanathe comparison

nānā a hoʻokūkūto make comparisons

ʻO ka hoʻokūkū ka malo aliʻi.Fitting the royal loincloth.

kukui₁.  n.
  • candlenut tree (Aleurites moluccana), a large tree in the spurge family bearing nuts containing while, oily kernels which were formerly used for lights;
  • hence the tree is a symbol of enlightenment.
  • the nuts are still cooked for a relish (ʻinamona).
  • the soft wood was used for canoes,
  • gum from the bark was used for painting tapa;
  • black dye was obtained from nut coats and from roots,
  • (nuts were chewed and spat into the sea by men fishing with nets for parrot fish (kākā₄ uhu₁) in order to calm the sea (FS 38–9): see ex. pili₁).
  • polished nuts are strung in leis;
  • the silvery leaves and small white flowers are strung in leis as representative of Molokaʻi, as designated in 1923 by the Territorial legislature.
  • the kukui was named the official emblem for the State of Hawaii in 1959 because of its many uses and its symbolic value.
  • kukui is one of the plant forms of Kamapuaʻa that comes to help him (FS 215).
  • called kuikui on Niʻihau.
  see lei kukui. (Neal 504–7) [(FJ) PPN *tui-tui, candlenut tree (aleurites moluccana)]

He aliʻi no ka malu kukui.A chief of the candlenut shade [chief of uncertain genealogy]. (ON 539)

kūlana kai [kū·lana kai].  probably the same as kūlana nalu, place where the waves swell up and the surf rider starts paddling...

Aloha nā hoa o ka nalu mua kau, o kūlana kai o ke kaulua ē.Greetings, friends of the waves first mounted, the breaking sea of the double canoe. (For. 6:292)

kūlepe₁ [kū·lepe].  vt. split open from head to tail, as fish prepared for drying and salting; to slit thus; to hew out roughly, as a canoe; to make a hole or dig out.

Kūlepe mai ka mahi ʻai i nā ʻeka lepo.The farmer dug out blocks of earth [in a taro patch]. (For. 5:683)

kūmaumau₂ [kū·mau·mau].  same as maumau; constant, continuous, together.

Hai kūmaumau ē, hai kuwā!follow together, follow shouting! (chant for those carrying a log to shore to be made into a canoe)

kumuhele₂ [kumu·hele].  n. kind of lashing used on outrigger of a chief's canoe. (Malo 131)

kumupou [kumu·pou].  n. kind of lashing on canoe outrigger. (Malo 131)

kuna₃.  n. schooner. Eng.

kūpā [kū·pā].  nvt. swivel adze (said to be named for a god of canoe makers); to dig, scoop, hew, till.

kupa [ku-pa].  v. To dig out; to dig a trench. To clean off or dig out the inside of a canoe; a kupa ia oloko o ka waa.

Kūpāʻaikeʻe [kū·pā-ʻai-keʻe].  n. god of canoe makers. (HM 176–7)

kūpalaha₁ [kū·palaha].  n. designation for a koa tree with a thick, straight trunk, perhaps flat on one side or leaning close to the ground, good for a canoe hull.

kupe₄.  nvt. to steer a canoe; canoe endpieces.

kupe [ku-pe].  v. To manage or direct a canoe, as the man with the steering paddle; to direct the bow of a boat or canoe; e hoopololei ae i ka ihu. s. The name of a rim of a canoe before and behind.

kūpele₂ [kū·pele].  vt. to dub out the inside of a log for a canoe hull; to scoop out, as a trench; to dig and plow, as a taro patch. [(CE) PPN *pere, sudden, sharp movement, as in adzing, weeding, throwing]

kupele [ku-pe-le].  To dig out the inside of a canoe.

kupeʻulu.  n. canoe manu made of one piece. rare. 

kupeulu [ku-pe-u-lu].  s. An old broken worn out canoe, without sail or other conveniences. A canoe with a large ihu; ina nui ka ihu, he kupeulu kahi inoa. adj. Old; worn out, as a canoe; pehea ko oukou waa? he wahi waa kupeulu no hoi, how is your canoe? it is even a canoe worn out.

kūpoukia [kū·pou·kia].  n. socket in canoe for mast. lit., stand mast pole.

kuʻu₂.  nvt. type of net let down from a canoe; gill net; to set or lower a net or catch in a net. cf. kūpō.

E kuʻu ana ka iʻa.The fish were being netted. (FS 243)

Kuʻu ka pua ʻamaʻama mai ka loko iʻa.Net young mullets from the fish pond.

kuu.  The act of taking fish in a net. NOTE. This idea is more from letting down the net than from insnaring the fish. See the verb 5. s. The name of a species of fish net; he upena kuu.

kuwā₂.  n. prayer for special events, as trimming grass from over the door of a grass house, or completion of a new canoe or net. see ʻeleao₃. (Malo 184)

kuwa [ku-wa].  s. The name of a prayer made when a person finished a new house by trimming the grass from over the door; kuwa ka inoa oia pule; also a prayer when a canoe was finished.
 

 A     E     H     I     K     L     M     N     O     P     U     W       

L

lā₃.  n. a sail. [(AN) PPN *laa, a sail]

la.  s. The name of an ancient sail for canoes; o ka pea o ko lakou waa i ka wa kahiko, he la ka inoa o ia pea.

lāʻau₅.  n. general name for canoe endpiece. see lāʻau hope, lāʻau ihu.

lāʻau hope.  n. after endpiece of a canoe.

lāʻau ihu.  n. bow endpiece of a canoe.

lāʻau kaha.  n. boom of a vessel. lit., turning stick.

lāʻau lalo.  n. boom of a vessel. lit., down stick. cf. lāʻau kū.

laaulalo [la-au-la-lo].  s. Laau and lalo, down. The boom of a vessel, from its horizontal position, in distinction from kia or laauku.

-laʻa waʻa. 

hoʻolaʻa waʻablessing of a canoe launching; to dedicate a canoe

lālā₁ [lā·lā].  nvi. branch, limb, bough, coconut frond; timber, as of outrigger boom or float; wing of an army; to branch out, form branches, diverge. [(OC) PPN *raʻa-raʻa, small branch]

hoʻolālāto cause to branch out, as by topping; to branch out. to lay out land areas; to mark with lines; to plan, make plans or projects (see ex., ʻōhio)

lālā olaperson with offspring

lālā ʻolewithout branches; fig., childless

lālā ʻuʻukusmall branch, twig

lala [la-la].  v. To begin a piece of work or a job. To draw the outline of a piece of land desired; to mark out the plan or lines of what is to be done. s. The limb or branch of a tree; lala laau, branches of trees. A limb of the human or animal frame. adj. For laa, l inserted. See laa. Consecrated; set apart for a particular purpose; kala lala, money given for pious uses; aole oia i hookoe i kekahi mea me ka lala ole, he did not keep back from consecration.

lālea [lā·lea].  buoy, beacon; prominent object or landmark ashore to steer by. cf. māka, marker. (And.)

lalea [la-le-a].  s. A buoy; a floating guide to one entering a harbor; a beacon to steer by. See mouo.

lana₁.  nvs.
  • floating, buoyant; moored, afloat, adrift; to drift, lie at anchor, as a fishing canoe (For. 4:295) ; anchor.
  • calm, still, as water;
  cf. hālana, manaʻolana. [(NP) PPN *laŋa, be afloat, buoyant]

home hoʻolana maʻiconvalescent home

hoʻolanato cause to float, launch; to right a canoe. Fig., to launch a project; cheerful, unworrying, hopeful; to cheer up, encourage, be of good cheer; to lighten grief, as by taking a mourner on a trip and away from the grave of the one he mourns (Mat. 14.27)

hoʻolana i ka wai ke olalife barely surviving; semiconscious

Hoʻolana ka manaʻo.To have hopes.

hoʻolana kaumahato ease grief, condolence

hoʻolana maʻito ease the pain of sickness

Huki ka lana.Pull in the anchor. (Nak. 87)

Inā e maʻi kekahi kanaka, lana kona manaʻo i ke kauka.When a person is sick, he wants a doctor.

Lana ka manaʻo.Hopeful, without worry, thoughtful; to want.

Lana ke koko.Buoyant blood [of youth]; to circulate, of blood; high blood pressure. (Kam. 64:43)

Lana mālie iho hoʻi ka manaʻo me ka nani lei ʻawapuhi.Thoughts of the beauty of the ginger lei are serene. (song)

lana [la-na].  v. To float; to swim on the surface of water. 2 Nal. 6:6. Hoo. To cause to swim; to bear up, as water does a vessel, that is, to cause to float. Kin. 7:17. To float or swim in the air; e hoolana kou uhane i ke ao, to cause your soul to float into the skies. adj. Buoyant; floating; mama.

lana hele.  vi. to drift, as a ship.

lanalana₂ [lana·lana].  n. lashings, as of ornamental sennit binding the float (ama) to outrigger booms (ʻiako).

hoʻolanalanato make lashings, to lash

lanalana [la-na-la-na].  s. See lana. A rope with which the ama and the iako of a canoe are tied; ka luikia i ka iako, ame ka lanalana i ka ama; also the name of the string with which the ancient kois were tied on to the handles.

lanikuʻuwaʻa.  n. wind of Kalalau, Kauaʻi. lit., heaven releasing canoe. (For. 5:95)

lapa₉.  vt. to slacken off the lower section on an ʻōpelu bag net; part of the catch remains in the water, and the top part only of the net is raised to the canoe and the catch taken; a large catch would be too heavy to bring up at once.

lapauila₂, lapauwila [lapa·uila].  n. booms joining hulls of a double canoe, corresponding to ʻiako of a single canoe.

lau₆.  n. thatched mountain hut, as used by farmers, canoe-makers, birdcatchers.

lauhoe₁ [lau·hoe].  n. blade of a paddle

lauhoe₂ [lau·hoe].  vi. to paddle together and uniformly, either in the same or different canoes.

lauhoe [lau-ho-e].  v. To paddle together, as several persons paddling a canoe with great strength and resolution; i kahi a kakou e lauhoe aku nei.

laulau₄ [lau·lau].  n. paddle blade.

lauoha₁ [lau·oha].  n. sail of a vessel.

lauoha [lau-o-ha].  s. The sail of a vessel above the spanker.

Lea₁.  n. goddess of canoe builders... wife of Kūmokuhāliʻi, and sister of Hinapukuʻai, who sometimes assumed her form. Both sisters took the form of an ʻelepaio flycatcher to help canoe makers choose proper logs (see Hinapukuʻai). She was also called Hinakūwa'a (canoe upright) and Laea. (Malo 82, 133)

lēʻiwi₂.  n. a kind of canoe with a flat manu.

lele₁.  nvi. to fly, jump, leap, hop, skip, swing, bounce, burst forth; to sail through the air, as a meteor; to rush out, as to attack; to get out of, as from a car; to dismount, as from a horse; to land, disembark, as from a canoe; to undertake; to move, as stars in the sky; to move, as in checkers; a jump, leap, attack. (For lele with emotional words, see ex., hauli, kūpilikiʻi; also cf. haʻalele.) [(FJ) PPN *lele, fly, run, leap]

ʻĀmama, ua noa, lele wale.Finished, free of taboo, fly on. [of the taboo and prayer] (For. 5:413)

E hoʻolele mai i nā kānaka.Disembark the people.