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ʻaʻa kānāwai [ʻaʻa kā·nā·wai].  vt. civil disobedience, i.e. breaking a law because it goes against personal morals. lit., defy law.

ʻaʻe.  nvt.
  • to step over, get on top of, tread upon,
  • trespass;
  • to get into by stepping up, as into a car; step.
  • to raise;
  • to massage the back with the feet;
  • to break a taboo or violate a law;
  • counter sorcery; to inflict sorcery on a sorcerer;
  • fig., oppressed.
  [PPN *kake, climb]

ʻaʻe kū, ʻaʻe kaputo trespass, break a law or taboo deliberately; disrespectful of taboo

ʻaʻe loalong step, long journey

ʻaʻohe i ʻaʻe i ka wela a ka lānot oppressed by the heat of the sun

hōʻaʻecaus/sim

Ua ʻaʻe lākou i luna o kahi laʻa.They trespassed on a taboo place; they broke an agreement, law, taboo.

ae [a-e].  Specifically, to break a kapu, ua ae lakou iluna o kahi laa; to violate a law or agreement, i. e., to transgress, as a law, to break a covenant. Ios. 7.11; Hal. 89:34.

ʻaʻe kānāwai [ʻaʻe kā·nā·wai].  vt. to break the law. also haʻihaʻi kānāwai. cf. pale kānāwai, to break laws...

ʻaelike mālama kānāwai [ʻae·like mā·lama kā·nā·wai].  n. compact, i.e. a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group. lit., agreement (to) maintain laws.

ʻaha₁.  n. meeting, assembly, gathering, convention, court, party. Many types of ʻaha are listed below.

ʻaha ʻāpana [ʻaha ʻā·pana].  n. district court.

ʻaha hoʻokō kauoha [ʻaha hoʻo·kō kau·oha].  n. probate court.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo].  n. general name for court assembly. Names of several types of courts are listed below.

māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolojudicial branch, of a government

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo ʻāpana [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo ʻā·pana].  n. district court.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo hoʻomalu [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo hoʻo·malu].  n. police court.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo kaʻapuni [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo kaʻa·puni].  n. circuit court.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo kākau [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo kā·kau].  n. old name for ʻaha kākau, court of records.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo koa [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo koa].  n. military court, court martial.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo koʻikoʻi [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo koʻi·koʻi].  n. superior court.

ʻaha hoʻokolokolo malalo iho [ʻaha hoʻo·kolo·kolo malalo iho].  n. lower court.

ʻaha hoʻolohe [ʻaha hoʻo·lohe].  n. hearing, i.e. a time for presenting official testimony or argument. lit., gathering (for) listening. also hālāwai hoʻolohe, hearing...

E mālama ʻia ana kekahi ʻaha hoʻolohe e pili ana i nā 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 hoʻonā ʻāina [ʻaha hoʻo·nā ʻāina].  n. land court. lit., court (for) settling land claims.

ʻaha hoʻoponopono i ka nohona [ʻaha hoʻo·pono·pono i ka nohona].  n. court of domestic relations.

ʻaha hoʻoponopono waiwai hoʻoilina [ʻaha hoʻo·pono·pono wai·wai hoʻo·ilina].  n. probate court. Lit., court settling inheritance property.

ʻahahuina [ʻaha·huina].  n. corporation, i.e. a business that is separate from the people who own it and acts legally as a single entity.

ʻaha kaʻapuni [ʻaha kaʻa·puni].  n. Circuit court.

ʻaha kākau [ʻaha kā·kau].  n. court of records.

ʻaha kaulike [ʻaha kau·like].  n. an 1854 name for the highest court.

ʻaha kauoha [ʻaha kau·oha].  n. probate court.

ʻaha kiule kiʻekiʻe [ʻaha kiule kiʻe·kiʻe].  n. grand jury.

ʻAha Koʻikoʻi [ʻaha koʻi·koʻi].  same as ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe; lit., powerful court.

ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻuku.  n. small-claims court, small-debts court. lit., court (to) sue for small claims or damages.

Ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia ka wahine i ka ʻaha koi pohō ʻuʻuku e hoʻonā ai i ka hihia o nā kini ʻōpala i hōʻino ʻia.The woman was taken to small-claims court to settle the case of the damaged trash cans.

ʻaha lunakānāwai [ʻaha luna·kā·nā·wai].  n. judiciary session, meeting of judges.

ahalunakanawai [a-ha-lu-na-ka-na-wai].  s. A court room; a judgment hall. Luk. 22:60. Court; sanhedrim.

ʻaha ninaninau [ʻaha nina·ninau].  n. court of inquiry.

ʻahaʻōlelo [ʻahaʻō·lelo].  n.v. legislature, assembly, council meeting, congress; to hold such meetings; to serve in the legislature.

ʻāpana ʻahaʻōlelo lāhuicongressional district

kānāwai ʻahaʻōlelostatute, ie a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government

māhele ʻahaʻōlelolegislative branch, of a government

ahaolelo [a-ha-o-le-lo].  In modern times, a legislature; a body to consult and enact laws for the good of the kingdom. v. Aha, assembly, and olelo, to speak. To take council; to consult together to get the united wisdom of all present; ahaolelo iho la na 'lii, the chiefs held a consultation. 2 Oihl. 10:6. In modern times, to meet and consult, as the legislative bodies of Nobles and Representatives, to make and adopt laws for the nation,

ʻahaʻōlelo kau kānāwai [ʻahaʻō·lelo kau kā·nā·wai].  n. Legislature, lawmaking body.

ʻaha o nā lunakānāwai ʻāpana [ʻaha o nā luna·kā·nā·wai ʻā·pana].  n. District court.

ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi [ʻaha pane hoʻo·piʻi].  n. arraignment, i.e. a court hearing in which a defendant is formally charged with a crime and enters a plea of guilty or not guilty. lit., court (for) answering accusation. see hoʻopiʻi kūʻē.

Hoʻopiʻi paʻalula ʻia ke kanaka ma ka ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi, a pane akula ʻo ia ʻaʻohe ōna kū i ka hewa.The man was formally charged in the arraignment wherein he entered a plea of not guilty.

ahewa [a-he-wa].  To condemn for a crime or fault. To transgress or break a law secretly.

alako [a-la-ko].  To lead, as a criminal; kindred with alakai. Hal. 28:3. E kauo, e huki.

ʻalo hoʻopiʻi ʻelua [ʻalo hoʻo·piʻi ʻelua].  vt. double jeopardy, i.e. to be tried in court twice for the same offense. lit., endure two court cases.

āneho [ā·neho].  transgression of the law, wrong, fault; to transgress. (And.)

aniha [a-ni-ha].  To be hardened in crime; capable of committing any offense.

anoho [a-no-ho].  s. A custom; a practice, as strict as a law; ina e ku ke kanaka i ka anoho ana o ko ke alii ipuwai auau, a me ka anoho ana o kona kapa, make no ia.

ʻaoʻao hoʻopiʻi [ʻao·ʻao hoʻo·piʻi].  n. prosecution, i.e. the prosecuting party in a court case. lit., side (to) bring a complaint. cf. ʻaoʻao kūpale. see loio hoʻopiʻi, mea hoʻopiʻi.

ʻaoʻao kūpale [ʻao·ʻao kū·pale].  n. defense, i.e. the defendant's case or counsel in a lawsuit. lit., side (which) defends. cf. ʻaoʻao hoʻopiʻi. see loio kūpale, mea hoʻopiʻi.

aohele [ao-he-le].  To declare; publish, as a law; as a chief when he went from place to place; aohele na 'lii i na kanawai.

ʻāpana ʻahaʻōlelo lāhui [ʻā·pana ʻaha·ʻō·lelo lā·hui].  n. Congressional district, in government.

Ua hoʻi aku nei ke Kenekoa i kōna ʻāpana ʻahaʻōlelo lāhui ponoʻī e hōʻike ai no nā kānāwai i puka.The Senator returned to his congressional district to report about the laws that had passed.

apiki [a-pi-ki].  adj. Roguish; mischievous; lawless; addicted to roguish tricks.

apono [a-po-no].  To clear, as one charged with a crime. Puk. 34:7. The opposite of hoohewa. Kanl. 25:1.

apuka [a-pu-ka].  Apuka, in law, is forgery.

ʻaumoana₂ [ʻau·moana].  n. name of laws enacted by Queen Kaʻahumanu, so called in commemoration of her attempt to commit suicide by swimming out to sea. She was saved by a child who swam after her and refused to leave her. She returned to shore rather than cause his death.

aumoana [au-mo-a-na].  s. Swimming the ocean; name of a class of Kamehameha's laws.

aupuni kānāwai na ka lehulehu [au·puni kā·nā·wai na ka lehu·lehu].  n. direct democracy, i.e. a government in which laws are made directly by the citizens. lit., government (of) laws by the people. cf. aupuni na ka lehulehu.
 

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dute [du-te].  s. Eng. In law, custom; toll paid for the privilege of receiving foreign merchandise. Rom. 13:10. NOTE.—Waiwai auhau is used for dute in the last editions of the New Testament.
 

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eha [e-ha].  v. To be hurt; to be sore; to be painful; to suffer; eha ka naau, the heart is pained. Hoo. To suffer in any way, as in sickness or pain, or by punishment according to law, justly or unjustly. 1 Pet. 4:15, 16. FIG. TO cause hurt; to grieve one. Epes. 4:30.
 

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haʻawina [haʻa·wina].  n.
  • lesson, assignment, task,
  • gift (Roma 11.29) , appropriation, allowance,
  • grant, or contribution, honorarium, allotment, award, as of money;
  • donation,
  • portion,
  • deal or hand in cards,
  • dream,
  • article (section in a law).
  • haʻawina is used broadly by (Kel). as blessings, results, symptoms, burdens, pangs, feelings, happenings, revelations.

hāʻawi haʻawinato assign a lesson

He haʻawina kaʻu i ka pō nei.I had a dream last night.

nā haʻawina o ua maʻi … neithe symptoms of this disease (Kel. 18)

hahai [ha-hai].  To break; to break to pieces; to break, as a law. See hae and hahae.

haʻihaʻi₁ [haʻi·haʻi].  redup. of haʻi₁, to break or snap, as a stick; broken; fracture, joint, break...
  • brittle;
  • limbering exercises, as for the hula;
  • massage in chiropractic;
  • quavering;
  • breaking, rising and falling of the voice;
  • a style of singing with a breaking voice;
  • to break, as a law.

e haʻihaʻi i ke kanakato break the bones of people [in fighting] (For. 4:35)

E haʻihaʻi iho ʻoe i kāna ʻauamo.You break his yoke. (Kin. 27.40)

hoʻohaʻihaʻicaus/sim. to break, as waves

kauka haʻihaʻi iwichiropractor

ma ka leo kauō, hoʻānuʻunuʻu, ā hoʻohaʻihaʻiwith loud voice, vibrating, rising and falling.

haihai [hai-hai].  To break, as a law or command. Nah. 15:31. s. See hai, to break. A breach, or breaking of a law.

haʻihaʻi kānāwai [haʻi·haʻi kā·nā·wai].  vt. to break the law. also ʻaʻe kānāwai. cf. pale kānāwai.

haʻina₂.  n. a breaking, as of a stick or law; a break.

haina [hai-na].  To break, as a command; as a law. See hai 1. A breaking, as of a stick or other thing; a breaking of a law.

hala [ha-la].  A law case; e imi hala, to seek occasion against. Lunk. 14:4. Lawe hala, a sinner; hala ole, without sin; without cause. Puk. 34:7. adj. Sinful; wicked; kanaka hala, a sinner; one often breaking some law.

hale hoʻokolokolo [hale hoʻo·kolo·kolo].  n. court house.

hana₁.  nvt.
  • work, labor, job, employment, occupation, duty, office, activity, function, practice, procedure, process, deal, incident, reason, action, act, deed, task, service, behavior;
  • to work, labor, do, behave, commit, make, manufacture, create, transact, perform, prepare, happen;
  • to develop, as a picture;
  • to have a love affair (FS 115);
  • to induce by sorcery;
  • to handle (as a court case);
  • to conduct (as a class).
  • (translated by many English words, but seldom by ‘work’)
cf. hana wale, (Puk. 12.47) , and many examples below. [(FJ) PPN *saŋa, work, make, do]

ʻAʻohe kona he maʻi maoli, he maʻi hana ʻia.His is not a natural sickness, it is induced by sorcery.

E hana nō ke anaina kanaka o ʻIseraʻela a pau ia mea.The whole community of Israel must celebrate it. (Puk. 12:47)

hana ā maikaʻifix

hana ʻiamade, completed, wrought

Hana ʻia maila ka wai ā ʻono.The waters were made sweet. (Puk. 15.25)

Hana maikaʻi i ka ʻāina.Clear the soil well.

hoʻohanato use, employ, cause to work, carry out, administer, manage, encourage; use, employment, management, administration

i … hanawhen; as; while; at the time that

I hele aku kona hana, ua lilo ka pāpale.When he went, the hat was gone.

ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana akuactive voice

ka haʻi ʻana i ka hana ʻia maipassive verb

Ka hana ia a ka loea, ʻo ke akamai paheʻe ʻulu.That is the way an expert does, smart in bowling. (chant)

Ke hana mai ʻo Pele i kāna hana.When Pele does her work.

luna hoʻohanamanager, administrative head

maikaʻi ka hanawell done

mea hanatool; task; offering to ʻaumākua gods

nā mea hoʻohanatools, implements, or anything to work with

noho hoʻohanato act or serve as manager

ʻO ka hana, ua hana ʻia.The work has been done [a completed task].

poʻe hanaworkers, employees

hana [ha-na].  s. Work; labor; duty; office; calling; trade, &c.; hana mana, a miracle; hana a ka lani, the doing or the work of the chief.
NOTE.—Hana is qualified by other words; hana paa, to bind; imprison. Luk. 3:20. Hana is often used in a causative sense. Oih. 3:12. Hana hou, to proceed to do again, or something similar. Oih. 5:3. Hana make, to destroy; kill. Rom. 14:15. Hana kanawai, to keep a law. Hana is often causative of the following verb. Isa. 42:2. Hana ino, to do badly. Hana kumu ole, to do without cause. Hoo. To cause or compete. Ezek. 14:23. To work; to afflict. Puk. 1:13. To refresh; to renew.

hao [ha-o].  NOTES.—It was formerly the practice of the chiefs to punish offenders for all offenses less than death, by stripping them entirely of their property; this practice continued until the people had a written code of laws.

hāpai kānāwai [hā·pai kā·nā·wai].  vt. initiative, i.e. the procedure enabling citizens to propose a law and submit it to the legislature for approval. lit., raise (a) law.

Hāpai ʻia ka pila e nā kupa o ke kaiaulu no ka ʻāpono ʻana i kānāwai.The bill was initiated by the citizens of the community for ratification into law.

haule [ha-u-le].  To throw one's self down on to a thing. 1 Sam. 31:4. To cause to fall, i. e., destroy, as an army. Ezek. 32:12. To be rendered void, as a law.

haunaele [hau-na-e-le].  To be in confusion, as in a mob or general disobedience to laws. Puk. 32:25.

hehi [he-hi].  To trample upon, i. e., disobey or disregard, as a law; hehi na mea a pau maluna o ke kanawai o ka aina, everybody trampled upon the law of the land; hehi berita, to trample upon or disregard a covenant. Lunk. 2:20.

hewa₁.  nvs. mistake, fault, error, sin, blunder, defect, offense, guilt, crime, vice; wrong, incorrect, wicked, sinful, guilty; to err, miss, mismanage, fail, mis-. [(FJ) PPN *sewa, confused, in error]

E hele ana ʻoe i hea? E au i ke hewa.Where are you going? Just drifting aimlessly. [said if one doesn't choose to answer the question]

hana i ka hewato do wrong, commit adultery

hele hewato go wrong

hewa haumiafilthy sin, immorality

hoʻohewato cause one to do wrong, cause or feign a mistake; to blame, condemn (cf. the more common hoʻāhewa, to condemn)

hoʻohewa ʻiaconvicted

koʻu hewamy mistake

Kū ka hewa iāia.He is guilty.

nā hewa i kūpono i ka makeoffenses punishable by death

ʻōlelo hoʻohewato make errors in speech on purpose

Ua ʻai hewa au i ka mea ʻono.I ate the cake by mistake.

Ua hewa ʻo Pua iā Kū.Kū treated Pua wrongly.

hihia₂.  n. lawsuit or case before the court, trial. cf. hihia kalaima, hihia waiwai. PCP *fifia.

hihia kalaima.  n. criminal case.

hihia waiwai [hihia wai·wai].  n. civil case.

hiolo [hi-o-lo].  To make void; to set aside, as a law. Rom. 3:31.

hōʻaʻe.  vt. to break taboo. caus/sim of ʻaʻe, to step over, get on top of, tread upon, trespass; to raise; to massage the back with the feet; to break a taboo or violate a law; counter sorcery....

hoʻāhewa [hoʻā·hewa].  vt. to find guilty, blame, condemn, pronounce guilty, convict, curse. see ʻāhewa₁, to condemn, blame, censure, reproach, convict; condemnation, blame, conviction...

hoʻāhewa kumu ʻoleto bring false accusation

hoʻāhewa [hoʻā·hewa].  vt. to impeach, i.e.formally accuse (a public official) of misconduct in office. cf. kīpaku luna kālaiʻāina.

He mea koʻikoʻi maoli ka hana hewa a ka pelekikena e pono ai ke kū ʻo ia i ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia ai.The misdeeds of the president must have been very serious if he was found guilty of the things he is being impeached for.

hoahewa [ho-a-he-wa].  v. See ahewa and hewa. A finding or pronouncing guilty of a crime or wrong; to condemn.

hōʻailona [hōʻai·lona].  sign, symbol, representation, insignia, emblem, mark, badge, signal, omen, portent, target, credential, token of recognition, a lot that is cast; title (legal); depth sounding; to mark; to take a depth sounding; to draw lots... see -ʻailona.

hōʻailona heluplural sign or marker, algebra

hōʻailona kūʻauhaufamily crest or coat of arms

hōʻailona lanakilaemblem or trophy of victory, trophy

hōʻailona mahelemeasure signature in music

hōʻailona manawatime signature in music

hōʻailona mōʻībadge or emblem of royalty, sceptre

hōʻailona no ke kūlanafamily crest or coat of arms

hōʻailona paʻiprinted stamp

ka pana ʻana aku i ka hōʻailonashooting at the mark (1-Sam. 20.20)

Kēlā pūʻā kao … i hōʻailona ʻia me koʻu kila.That flock of goats … marked with my brand.

hoaopuinoino [ho-a-o-pu-i-no-i-no].  s. Hoa and opuino, evilly disposed. A companion in crime; one alike evilly disposed with another.

hoʻāpono [hoʻā·pono].  vt.
  • to approve, approved, approval, approbation.
  • accept, justify, sanction,
  • find not guilty in a trial;
  • worthy;
  see ʻāpono to approve, confirm, justify, ratify, recommend, commend, consent, accept, endorse, adopt; to pass, as a bill. cf. hoa pono, true friend...

palapala hoʻāponocredentials, letter of recommendation

hoʻēmiemi [hoʻēmi·emi]. 

kūkā hoʻēmiemiplea bargain, as in the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant

hoike [ho-i-ke].  s. That which shows or is shown; an exhibition, as of a school; a witness of an event; a witness in a court of justice. SYN. with ikemaka, also hoikemaka, an eye-witness. Pilip. 1:8.

hōʻike₃.  witness, as in court see ʻike₁, to see, know, feel, greet, recognize...

holo [ho-lo].  To promise; to agree with; to pass, as the sentence of a judge.

hooae [hoo-ae].  v. See ae, to break kapu. To break, as a law or kapu; to transgress.

hooahewa [hoo-a-he-wa].  v. See ahewa and hewa. A finding or pronouncing guilty of a crime or wrong; to condemn.

hoʻohaʻihaʻi.  to break, as waves. caus/sim of haʻihaʻi₁, brittle; limbering exercises, as for the hula; massage in chiropractic; quavering; breaking, rising and falling of the voice; a style of singing with a breaking voice; to break, as a law...

ma ka leo kauō, hoʻānuʻunuʻu, ā hoʻohaʻihaʻiwith loud voice, vibrating, rising and falling.

hoohewa [hoo-he-wa].  v. See hewa, wrong; error. To condemn; to convict of crime or misdemeanor; to accuse one of crime; to punish. See ahewa.

hoʻohuahualau.  to cross-examine, to ask indirectly, to obtain information by roundabout methods, to question indirectly, quiz. caus/sim of huahualau, interrogation to incriminate, ensnare, or obtain information by roundabout methods, to question or quiz indirectly...

Naʻu naʻe i hoʻohuahualau aku, ā no laila, hū mai koʻu aloha.I used devious methods and then my love poured forth. (Laie 607 [181])

Ua hoʻohuahualau mai ia iā mākou me kāna ʻōlelo ʻinoʻino.He prattles against us with his evil words. 3 Ioane 10

hoʻokānāwai.  to impose a law, especially to vow not to associate with certain persons or places until certain conditions are fulfilled. see kānāwai, law, code, rule, statute, act, regulation, ordinance, decree, edict; legal...

Hoʻokānāwai akula ia i kona wahi i hele ai, ʻaʻole e hele hou; hoʻokānāwai akula i nā makamaka.He made a vow not to go again to that place; he made a rule not to associate with the friends.

hookihi [hoo-ki-hi].  v. To defend off; to reproach; to persecute; to put one under a law.

hoʻokō kānāwai.  law enforcement. (EH)

hoʻokolokolo [hoʻo·kolo·kolo].  to try in court, judge, investigate; judiciary; trial. cf. hale hoʻokolokolo court house. see kolokolo₁, to track down, investigate, seek evidence...

hoʻokolokolo mokuadmiralty cases. see hale hoʻokolokolo

māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolojudicial branch (of a government)

mana hoʻokolokoloappellate jurisdiction, i.e. a court's authority to hear an appeal of a decision made by another court

mana hoʻokolokolo maka muaoriginal jurisdiction, in law

hookolokolo [hoo-ko-lo-ko-lo].  v. Intensive of the above. To call to account. To question with the design of eliciting some fact; to investigate by questioning. To try an accused person; to hold a court.

hoʻolilo₁ [hoʻo·lilo].  to transfer, assign, as in legal transactions; to export; change, reduction, as in fractions see lilo₁, to accrue, be lost, gone, pass into the possession of; to relinquish; to become, turn into; to overcome; purchased, taken...

hoʻolilo ʻanaloss, cession

ua hoʻolilo ʻia i ʻAmelikabecome Americanized

Ua hoʻolilo ʻoia iāia iho i kanaka pono.He changed himself into a righteous man.

waiwai hoʻoliloexports

hoʻoloio.  to ask the lawyer; to show off knowledge; to ask bewildering questions as a lawyer might see loio₃, lawyer, attorney, counselor; to act the lawyer; to judge.

hoomaau [hoo-ma-au].  v. See maau, to trouble. To defend off; to take an oath; to make a law.

hoʻomalu [hoʻo·malu].  see ʻāina hoʻomalu.

ʻAha Hoʻomalu Lawaiʻa o ka Pākīpika KomohanaWestern Pacific Fishery Management Council

ʻĀina Hoʻomalu Holoholona Lōhiu o HawaiʻiHawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge

luna wā hoʻomaluprobation officer

ʻŌnaehana Hoʻomalu ʻĀina KūloheloheNatural Areas Reserves System (NARS)

wā hoʻomaluprobation, in law

hoʻomalu₂. 
  • to judge,
  • rule over, govern,
  • to preside, as at a meeting; to call to order;
  • make peace between warring parties;
  • to suspend, as a license;
  • probation.
see malu₁ shade, shelter, protection, peace, control, strength (Kanl. 33.25) ; shaded, peaceful, quiet, safe; protected by taboo; reserved, held apart; taboo; the stillness and awe of taboo. cf. hale hoʻomalu, luna hoʻomalu.

hoʻopaʻi₁.  to slap, hit, punish, chastise, fine, pay back, seek revenge; punishment, revenge, fine, penalty. to judge, judgment (Bib.). see paʻi₁, to slap, spank, beat, hit, clap; to print, publish; to snap, as pictures; to break, as a taboo; a slapping, slap, stamping, printing...

ʻAʻole no ka Makua e hoʻopaʻi i kekahi, akā, ua hāʻawi mai ia i ka hoʻopaʻi ʻana a pau na ke Keiki.The Father judges no one, but has given all judgment to the Son. (Ioane 5:22)

ka mea hoʻopaʻi kokoavenger of blood (Ios. 20.9)

hoopai [hoo-pai].  To pay back; to punish; to punish according to law.

hoʻopale [hoʻo·pale].  vt. to fend or ward off; to separate, partition off; to defend in court; to disown see pale₁, to ward off, thrust aside, parry, fend off, bar, shield, defend, protect; to ignore a command or law...

Ma ka ʻaoʻao hoʻopale.On the side of the defendant.

hoopale [hoo-pa-le].  To be or act the defendant in court.

hoʻopiʻi₄ [hoʻo·piʻi].  to sue, bring suit, bring a complaint to one in authority, accuse in court, prosecute, petition; appeal, lawsuit, court case, petition see -piʻi.

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 guilty

ʻalo hoʻopiʻi ʻeluadouble jeopardy, i.e. to be tried in court twice for the same offense

ʻaoʻao hoʻopiʻiprosecution, i.e. the prosecuting party in a court case

hoʻopiʻi ʻāinato have a suit over land matters

hoʻopiʻi pohosuit for damages

kumu hoʻopiʻicomplaint, i.e. a legal document that charges someone with having caused harm

loio hoʻopiʻiprosecutor, prosecuting attorney, plaintiff attorney

mea hoʻopiʻiplaintiff

mea i hoʻopiʻi ʻiaaccused

palapala hoʻopiʻiwarrant, as for arrest; claim, indictment, petition, application.

poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻiplaintiff

poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻi ʻiadefendant, accused party

Ua hoʻopiʻi ʻia no ka mālama ola ʻole.He was sued for nonsupport.

hoopii [hoo-pii].  To accuse before a court of justice.

hoʻopiʻi kūʻē [hoʻo·piʻi kū·ʻē].  vt. to appeal, i.e. ask a higher court to review a decision made by a lower court. lit., appeal (in) opposition. see ʻaha pane hoʻopiʻi.

Ua hoʻopaneʻe ʻia ka manaʻo hoʻoholo a ka luna hoʻokolokolo ma kahi o ka hoʻopiʻi kūʻē ʻia mai o kōna manaʻo e ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia.The judge's decision is suspended pending an appeal of his decision by the accused.

hoʻopiʻi kūhelu [hoʻo·piʻi kū·helu].  vt. indictment; to indict. lit., officially accuse in court.

Hoʻopiʻi kūhelu ʻia ke kanaka no ka ʻaihue.The man was indicted on charges of theft.

hoʻopilimeaʻai₂.  perjury; to commit perjury see pilimeaʻai, Lit., close association [for] food.

he hewa hoʻopilimeaʻaiperjury

hoʻopuka₂ [hoʻo·puka]. 
  • to issue, as a permit;
  • to acquit, as a defendant in court;
  • a chant to which dancers issue
  see puka₂, to pass through, appear, emerge, come out, get out of, issue, come into sight; to rise, as the sun.

hoʻopuka ʻanaedition

hoʻopuka eaexhaust fumes

Hoʻopuka i kai ka lā i Unulau.Let the sun rise at the sea at Unulau.

hoʻopuka muafirst edition

Ua hoʻopuka ʻia paha mamuli o ka palapala hoʻopiʻi kūpono.Acquitted after a proper indictment.

hopu [ho-pu].  To take, as a prisoner; to apprehend, as a criminal. Lunk. 21:21. To hold fast, as something caught.

huahualau [hua·hua·lau].  nvt. interrogation to incriminate, ensnare, or obtain information by roundabout methods, to question or quiz indirectly.

hoʻohuahualaucaus/sim.; to cross-examine (Kin. 42.7)

Naʻu naʻe i hoʻohuahualau aku, ā no laila, hū mai koʻu aloha.I used devious methods and then my love poured forth. (Laie 607 [181])

Ua hoʻohuahualau mai ia iā mākou me kāna ʻōlelo ʻinoʻino.He prattles against us with his evil words. (3-Ioane 10)
 

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ike [i-ke].  Hoo. To exhibit; to show; to point out; to cause to know; to give testimony in a court concerning one.

ilamuku [i-la-mu-ku].  s. An officer whose business it was to enforce the orders of a chief, or of a judge.

ina [i-na].  v. To judge; to set in order; to settle a difficulty.
 

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jure [ju-re].  s. Eng. In law, a jury; the popular element in a court of justice.
 

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kaapuni [kaa-pu-ni].  v. Kaa and puni, around. To go or roll around; to go round from place to place; to circumambulate; in law, he lunakanawai kaapuni, a circuit judge.

kāhihi [kā·hihi].  nvi. entanglement, perplexity, involvement, blocking; entangled, choked, as by weeds; blocked, involved, as with the law (Mat. 5.40), trapped, framed (slang). cf. hihi.

hoʻokāhihito entrap, ensnare, entangle, etc

kahihi [ka-hi-hi].  To sue one at law; to cause one to be entangled with a law or kapu. Mat. 5:40.

kahu mālama kino [kahu mā·lama kino].  n. legal guardian of minors.

kahuna₁.  nvi. priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession (whether male or female); in the 1845 laws doctors, surgeons, and dentists were called kahuna. See kahu and many examples below; for plural see kāhuna. [(TA) PPN *tafuŋa, expert, priest (problematic)]

hoʻokahunato cause to be a kahuna or pretend to be one; to ordain or train as a kahuna

kaʻina kānāwai [kaʻina kā·nā·wai]. 

kū i ke kaʻina kānāwaidue process of law, i.e. the process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law

kakakau [ka-ka-kau].  v. To write, as a law. 2 Oihl. 31:3.

kakaolelo [ka-ka-o-le-lo].  s. Kaka and olelo, word. A counsellor; an adviser; a lawgiver; a scribe; one skilled in language; kekahi poe kanaka akamai i ke ka[illegible]olelo, certain men skillful in judgment.

kala [ka-la].  To put away; to take away, i. e., to forgive sin or a crime; to pardon. Puk. 34:7.

kālaikalaima [kā·lai·kalaima].  n. criminology, i.e. the study of crime and criminals. cf. kālaimeheu kalaima, criminalistics

kanaka kālaikalaimacriminologist

mea kālaikalaimacriminologist

kalaima, karaima.  nvs. crime; criminal. Eng.

hana kalaimacriminal act

kalaima.  see kālaimeheu kalaima, meheu kalaima.

kānāwai kalaimacriminal law, i.e. the law of crimes and their punishments

kālaimeheu kalaima [kā·lai·meheu kalaima].  n. criminalistics, i.e. the scientific study of physical evidence in the commission of crimes. cf. kālaikalaima, criminology...

kanaka kālaimeheu kalaimacriminalist

mea kālaimeheu kalaimacriminalist

kānāwai [kā·nā·wai].  n. act, as a law, decree or edict, in government. see haʻihaʻi kānāwai, pale kānāwai, ʻaʻe kānāwai. see also kale, poila.

ʻaʻa kānāwaicivil disobedience, ie breaking a law because it goes against personal morals

Kānāwai Lāhulu ʻAne HalapoheEndangered Species Act

mana kaukānāwailegislative powers

pae kānāwailegal alien; to arrive as a legal alien. cf. pae malū.

papa kānāwaicode, ie a systematic collection of existing laws

papa kānāwai wai o ka mokuʻāinastate water code

Ua kākoʻo ʻia ka Papahana Kula Kaiapuni Hawaiʻi ma o ke Kānāwai Hoʻonaʻauao ʻŌiwi Hawaiʻi o ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻia.The Hawaiian Language Immersion Program has been supported through the United States Native Hawaiian Education Act. n. legislation, in politics. see mokuna, poʻo kānāwai.

ʻaelike mālama kānāwaicompact, i.e. a written agreement to make and obey laws for the welfare of the group

aupuni kānāwai na ka lehulehudirect democracy, i.e. a government in which laws are made directly by the citizens

hāpai kānāwaiinitiative, i.e. the procedure enabling citizens to propose a law and submit it to the legislature for approval

kū i ke kaʻina kānāwaidue process of law, i.e. the process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law

palapala noi hoʻololi kānāwaiconstitutional initiative, i.e. a process by which one can propose an amendment by gathering signatures on a petition

kanawai [ka-na-wai].  s. Ka, preposition, of belonging, relating to, &c., na, sign of the plural, and wai, water. LIT. What belongs to the waters, i. e., rights of water. N.B.—The ancient system of regulations for water courses contained almost everything the ancient Hawaiians formerly had in common in the shape of laws; hence the name Kanawai has in more modern times been given to laws in general. A law; an edict; a command of a chief. v. To put under law; to forbid a thing to be done; aole nae makou i kanawai i ka puhi baka no ka ilihune, we did not. however, forbid (put under law) the smoking tobacco.

kānāwai ʻahaʻ ōlelo [kā·nā·wai ʻaha·ʻ ō·lelo].  n. statute, i.e. a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government. lit., legislature law. see kānāwai, law, code...

kānāwai hoʻoili [kā·nā·wai hoʻo·ili].  n. distributive law, in math. lit., transferring law. cf. ʻanopili hoʻoili.

kānāwai hoʻolilo mokuʻāina [kā·nā·wai hoʻo·lilo moku·ʻāina].  n. admission act, statehood act. lit., law to make (into a) state.

Lilo ʻo Hawaiʻi he mokuʻāina ma ke kānāwai hoʻolilo mokuʻāina o 1959.Hawaiʻi became a state by the statehood act of 1959.

kānāwai hoʻopaʻi kalaima [kā·nā·wai hoʻo·paʻi kalaima].  n. penal code. lit., laws for punishing crime.

kānāwai kākau ʻole ʻia [kā·nā·wai kā·kau ʻole ʻia].  n. unwritten law, common law.

kānāwai kalaima [kā·nā·wai kalaima].  n. criminal law, i.e. the law of crimes and their punishments.

E hoʻopaʻa ana wau i ke kānāwai kalaima ma ke kula i hiki ai iaʻu ke lilo i loio.I am going to study criminal law so I can become a lawyer.

kānāwai kīwila [kā·nā·wai kī·wila].  n. civil laws or code.

kānāwai kīwila, kānāwai sīwila [kā·nā·wai kī·wila].  n. civil law.

Pili ke kānāwai kīwila i nā pono o ke kanaka, ʻaʻole naʻe ka hana kalaima ʻana.Civil law has to do with the rights of individuals, not necessarily the committing of crimes.

kānāwai koa [kā·nā·wai koa].  n. military law, martial law.

kānāwai kūloko [kā·nā·wai kū·loko].  n. ordinance, i.e. a municipal regulation. lit., local law. see kānāwai.

Ma ke kānāwai kūloko o ke kūlanakauhale, ua pāpā ʻia ke kīloi ʻana i ka ʻōpala ma kēia wahi.City ordinances prohibit the throwing of trash in this area.

kānāwai kumu [kā·nā·wai kumu].  n. common law.

Kānāwai Lua₁ [kā·nā·wai lua].  n. Book of Deuteronomy. lit., two laws, i.e., a repetition of the laws of Moses [the Hawaiian term is a translation of the Latin and Greek names for this book, Deuteronomium and Desuteronomion].

kanawailua [ka-na-wai-lu-a].  s. Kanawai and lua, double. Deuteronomy, the name of the fourth book of the Scriptures, i. e., a repetition of the laws by Moses.

kānāwai maʻamau [kā·nā·wai maʻa·mau].  n. common or customary law.

Kānāwai Māmela Kai [kā·nā·wai mā·mela kai].  n. Marine Mammals Act.

kānāwai ʻole [kā·nā·wai ʻole].  nvs. lawless, anarchy.

kānāwai sīwila.  n. var. spelling of kānāwai kīwila, civil law.

kāne male, kāne mare.  n. married man, bridegroom, husband to whom a woman is legally married.

kāne manuahi [kāne manu·ahi].  n. common-law husband, lover.

kāne noho pū.  n. common-law husband.

kanikela [kani·kela].  n. consul.

Hoʻokohu ʻia ke kanikela e ke aupuni e noho ʻelele ma kekahi ʻāina no ka mālama ʻana i nā hana pāʻoihana a me nā hana ʻē aʻe o kōna aupuni ma ia ʻāina ʻo ia e noho ʻelele nei.The consul is appointed by the government to live in another country as a representative of the government to protect the economic and other interests of his government in the country he is appointed to reside in.

kanikela nuiambassador, i.e. an official representative to a foreign country

kaohi [ka-o-hi].  To keep, i. e., to pay regard to a law or command.

kapae [ka-pae].  To turn aside from obedience to law. Kanl. 9:12.

kāpeʻa [kā·peʻa].  vt. to seize and hold a criminal; to knock down helter-skelter; to bring false accusation against an innocent person. [(CE) PPN *taa-peka, tie, bind]

Kukulu ʻia mai nā pine, na ia nei e kāpeʻa aku.Set up the pins, he'll knock them down. (song)

kapea [ka-pe-a].  v. To lay hold of; to seize, as a criminal.

kau₁.  vt.
  • to place, put, hang, suspend, affix, gird on;
  • to set, settle, perch, alight, rest, pose;
  • to enact, impose, or pass, as a law;
  • to levy, as a tax;
  • to ride on or mount, as on a horse or in a car;
  • to board, mount, get in or on;
  • to rise up, appear, as the moon;
  • to place in sacrifice, as a pig;
  • to come to rest, as the setting sun;
  • to arrive, come to pass;
  • to hang up, as a telephone receiver.
  [PPN *tau, hang, be suspended]

E kau ʻia maluna ona ka hoʻopaʻi, ʻaʻole e ʻoi aku mamua o hoʻokahi kaukani kālā.Liable to [lit., set upon him] punishment not in excess of one thousand dollars.

hoʻokauto put on, place on, lay on, as responsibility; to happen, come to pass

hoʻokau hiamoeto fall asleeep

Ka mea hoʻi a kuʻu manaʻo i kau nui ai a hālāwai maka.The one on whom my heart is set so keenly to meet face to face. (Laie 413 [44])

Kaleikaumaka.Beloved child to be looked upon with pride and love. (name)

kānāwai i kau ʻialaws passed

kau i ka uku pohōto assess damages

kau ʻinoto slam or bang down [a telephone receiver]

kau ka makato set the eyes upon, as with desire or affection; to feast the eyes upon, to yearn to see (ON 1613)

Kau ka makani.The wind blows.

kau ka manaʻoto have an idea or thought, set the mind on

Kau ka pilikia maluna o lākou.They are in trouble.

kau ka welifull of fear (FS 93)

kau mai i lunato appear above

Mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau.From the rising sun to its setting. (ON 2062)

me ke kau i ka hanocum laude, with distinction, with honors, as in academics

me ke kau i ka hano hāweosumma cum laude, with highest honors

me ke kau i ka hano hoʻonanimagna cum laude, with high honors

nā kānāwai e kau neiexisting statutes

ʻoi kau ka lāwhile the sun is up, i.e., while there is still time

Pula kau maka ʻino loa.A very bad mote in the eye [of a disliked person]. (ON 2733)

Ua kau ka mālie.The calm has settled.

Ua kau ka waiū o Pōʻipe.Phoebe's breasts contain milk.

kau.  v. In an active sense, to hang; to hang up; to suspend, as an article to be out of the way; to crucify or hang, as a criminal.Kin. 40:22. To give publicity to a thing; to promulgate, as a law; i kau aku oukou i kanawai maikai, that you may establish good laws.

kau kānāwai [kau kā·nā·wai].  n.v. to legislate, make or enact laws; legislator, lawmaker, legislation; legal.

kaukanawai [kau-ka-na-wai].  v. Kau, to appoint, and kanawai, law. To establish or appoint, as a law; as a king or legislature. s. One that makes laws; a lawgiver. Kin. 49:10.

kaulike [kau-li-ke].  In law, to deal in equity or righteously; to decree, decide or do that which is just, equitable and right without regarding the letter of the statute law.

kauoha [kau-o-ha].  v. To give a dying charge; to make a bequest or a parting charge. Isa. 38:1. Hence, to make a will. NOTE.—Ancient wills, of course, were verbal; now, by law, they must be written.

keiki hānai hoʻohiki.  legally adopted child (EH)

kika [ki-ka].  adj. Strong; energetic, as a magistrate in applying the law to transgressors.

kilo [ki-lo].  To be or act as a judge between man and man.

kipaku [ki-pa-ku].  To put away, as property unlawfully obtained. Iso. 7:31.

kipi₁.  nvt. rebellion, revolt, treachery, treason, uprising; rebel, seditious; to rebel, plot, revolt, resist lawful authority; to conspire against; to ram, as of a goat. PCP *tipi.

E kipi ʻia nō wau e ʻoe.I have been conspired against by you. (FS 153)

hoʻokipito foment or act in revolt; rebellious

kipi [ki-pi].  v. To resist lawful authority; to rebel; to revolt. Rebellion, opposition and resistance to lawful authority. Kanl. 31:27.

kiule, kiure.  n. jury.

kiule hoa kupa.  n. jury of peers, as in court trials. lit., jury (of) fellow citizens.

He kuleana kō ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia e hoʻokolokolo ʻia e ke kiule o nā hoa kupa.The accused has the right to be judged by a jury of his peers.

kīwila [kī·wila]. 

kānāwai kīwilacivil law. also kānāwai sīwila

ko.  To put a law in force; e hooko i ke kanawai. 2 Sam. 8:15. That is, cause to fulfill the law.

kohola₂.  the first law a chief promulgates, a strict law. (And.)

kohola [ko-ho-la].  The name of the first law which a chief promulgates; a very strict law.

kō kānāwai [kō kā·nā·wai].  n.v. law enforcement; to enforce the law.

kōkua [kō·kua].  nvt. help, aid, assistance, relief, assistant, associate, deputy, helper; aide (HE). Counselor (RSV), Comforter (KJV) in (Ioane 14.26) ; co-operation, old term for lawyer before loio was used; to help, assist, support, accommodate, second a motion.

Hui kōkua kūʻai home.Co-operative home purchasing society.

kōkua hewapartner in crime, accessory or accomplice; to aid in wrong doing

kōkua mamua i ka mea hewa mamua o ka hana hewa ʻanaaccessory to the offender before the commission of an offense

mea kōkuahelper, benefactor, useful, helpful

kōkua luna kānāwai kiʻekiʻe [kō·kua luna kā·nā·wai kiʻe·kiʻe].  n. associate or deputy judge of the supreme court.

kolohe.  nvi. mischievous, naughty, unethical or unprincipled in any way, illegal, fraudulent, destructive; rascal, mischief-maker, scamp, rogue, prankster, comic, roughhouse, crook, vandal, lecher; to act in this fashion, misbehave, cheat, transgress, tamper; to violate, as a taboo.

hana koloheto fake or hit, in volleyball

hihia waiwai kolohelaw suit or case involving smuggling; lit., case for dishonest goods

hoʻokoloheto do mischief, play pranks, etc.; to cause to be mischievous; to disturb, annoy; to do amusing things to create laughter; funny, humorous, comical, mischievous

Hoʻokolohe nohoʻi kāna hīmeni ʻana.He sings in such an amusing manner.

kahakaha kolohegraffiti

Kō lāua hui kolohe ʻana.Their adulterous union.

kolohe waleto be mischievous for no particular reason; to trifle

moekoloheadultery

Nānā ʻia ke kupu, ka ʻeu, ke kolohe o kai.Look at the upstart, rascal, and mischief-maker of the sea area.

waiwai loaʻa ma ke koloheillgotten gains

kolokolo [ko-lo-ko-lo].  To decide respecting an accused person; to judge. To make inquiry into a matter. Eset. 2:23. NOTE.—Since the promulgation of written laws and the establishment of courts of justice, hookolokolo is used in connection with legal investigations; to try, &c., as in a court of justice. Hoo. A trial; a legal investigation; a judgment; a legal decision. adj. Relating to a judgement, trial or decision.

kolonelo, koronero [kolo·nelo, koronero].  n. coroner (used with kiure, jury). Eng.

kolowalu [kolo·walu].  n. name of a law in the time of Kū-aliʻi safeguarding the rights of commoners. (For. 4:433)

komo hewa, komohewa.  vt. to trespass, enter by mistake or illegally, intrude; to put on in a wrong way, as clothes wrong side out.

kuhi [ku-hi].  To judge; mai kuhi hewa oukou, do not mistake; do not judge erroneously.

kuhihewa [ku-hi-he-wa].  v. See kuhi and hewa, wrong. To mistake; to judge erroneously; to err; to have a wrong opinion.

kū i ka hewa, 3.  guilty

hoʻoholo i ke kū i ka hewato convict, i.e. to find or prove to be guilty

kū i ke kaʻina kānāwai [kū i ke kaʻina kā·nā·wai].  vs. due process of law, i.e. the process by which the government must treat accused persons fairly according to rules established by law. lit., appropriate to the order (of) law.

I ka manaʻo o ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia, ʻaʻole i kū kōna hihia i ke kaʻina kānāwai.The accused felt that his case was not given due process of law.

kūkā hoʻēmiemi [kū·kā hoʻēmi·emi].  vi. plea bargain, as in the negotiation of an agreement between a prosecutor and a defendant. lit., consult (to) bargain.

Ma o ke kūkā hoʻēmiemi ʻana, ua hāʻawi ʻia ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia he hoʻokahi wale nō makahiki ma ka hale paʻahao.Through plea bargaining, the accused was given only one year in prison.

kūkaʻi ʻaelike ʻuniona [kū·kaʻi ʻae·like ʻuni·ona].  vt. collective bargaining. lit., union contract exchange.

ʻOiai ʻaʻole i hiki i ka ʻuniona a me ka hui ke hoʻopaʻa i ka ʻaelike, ua kauoha ʻia ia mau ʻaoʻao e komo pū i ke kūkaʻi ʻaelike ʻuniona e ka luna hoʻokolokolo i mea e hōʻalo ai i ka ʻolohani.Since the union and the company could not settle the contract, both sides were ordered by the judge to enter into collective bargaining to avert a strike.

kū kānāwai [kū kā·nā·wai].  vs. legal. (kū i ke kānāwai).

kuleana, kūleana [kule·ana].  nvt. right, privilege, concern, responsibility, title, business, property, estate, portion, jurisdiction, authority, liability, interest, claim, ownership, tenure, affair, province; reason, cause, function, justification; small piece of property, as within an ahupuaʻa; blood relative through whom a relationship to less close relatives is traced, as to in-laws. cf. ʻākuleana.

ʻElua loʻi ʻai, ua kuleana ʻia e aʻu.Two taro patches claimed as kuleana by me [will].

hoʻokuleanato entitle, give right to possess; to give a responsibility

ka hoʻolimalima kuleana kūʻairental with the right to buy

ke kuleana o ke kanakaman's rights and privileges, human rights

kō haʻi kuleanaother persons' affairs or business

kuleana ala hele e hiki aku airight of way of access

Kuleana hapakolu o ka wahine kāne make.Dower right of widow to a third of an estate.

kuleana lakosupplies, equipment

Kuleana o ke kāne male.Estate by courtesy, of a husband's right in the estate of his wife.

kuleana pulenecessary prayers, prayer responsibilities

kuleana waiwater rights

Make wale nō lākou me ka hewa ʻole, a me ke kuleana ʻole no ka make.They were killed without having done wrong, and without justification for death. (Kep. 147)

ʻO Hina kō mākou kuleana, ʻaʻole ʻo ke kāne.We are related through Hina, not through the husband.

palapala hoʻokuleanapatent, copyright

kuleana hapa [kule·ana hapa].  n. interest, i.e. a legal share in something. lit., partial ownership. cf. kuleana ʻona.

E hāʻawi ana ʻo Tūtū i kona kuleana hapa ma luna o ko ka ʻohana hui kālepa i kāna mau moʻopuna.Tūtū is going to give her interest in the family business to her grandchildren.

kuleana ʻona [kule·ana ʻona].  n. ownership, as in legal contracts, i.e. the collection of rights allowing one to use and enjoy property, including the right to convey it to others. lit., owner authority. cf. kuleana hapa.

kuleana uku pohō [kule·ana uku pohō].  n. liability, i.e. a legal responsibility or obligation. lit., responsibility (to) pay damages.

Nona ke kuleana uku pohō, ʻaʻole hoʻi noʻu, no ka mea, nona ka hewa i ulia kaʻa ai māua!The liability is his, not mine, because it was his fault we had a car accident!

kumu.  n. cause. see hopena.

kānāwai kumucommon law

kumu [ku-mu].  Civil power; legal authority. NOTE. The word mana, out of its ancient and legitimate meaning, has lately been used for power or legal authority.

kumu hoʻopiʻi [kumu hoʻo·piʻi].  n. complaint, i.e. a legal document that charges someone with having caused harm.

kumukānāwai [kumu·kā·nā·wai].  n. constitution, law code, provision of law. lit., source of laws. see kūʻē.

kū i ke kumukānāwaiconstitutional

kupa.  n. citizen. also makaʻāinana.

Hoʻomalu ʻia nā pono o nā kupa o ka ʻāina e ke kānāwai.The rights of the citizens of the country are protected by law.

kiule hoa kupajury of peers, as in court trials

kupa kaumokuʻāina pāluadual citizen

makaʻāinana kaumokuʻāina pāluadual citizen

kupu [ku-pu].  One who is mischievous or lawless. Laieik. 104. He kupu oe, hookahi no mea i kolohe i ka'u. See eu.
 

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lāʻau kūpeʻe [lāʻau kū·peʻe].  n. stocks, wooden fetters, handcuffs. lit., bracelet sticks.

laaukupee [la-au-ku-pee].  s. Laau and kupee, a fetter. Stocks, fetters, &c., for criminals; any instrument of confining a person.

laauli [la-au-li].  s. The name of an ancient god who made laws that were not to be broken; ka inoa o ka mea nana i kau na kanawai paa, o Kanelaauli.

lāʻau mākaʻi [lāʻau mā·kaʻi].  n. policeman's club.

laaumakai [la-au-ma-kai].  s. Laau, wood, and makai, a constable. The signal or badge of a constable under the first code of laws; it was a square piece of wood five or six inches in length, each side an inch, one-third of the length was turned for a handle; this the constable carried with him as a designation of his office.

laha [la-ha].  To promulgate, as a law or decree among the people. Luk. 2:1.

lāhui₃ [lā·hui].  vt. to prohibit, forbid, lay a taboo, proclaim a law (possibly -i is a transitivizer; cf. and Samoan lafu, to prohibit). (Gram. 6.6.4)   [(EP) PPN *raafui, prohibit]

hoʻolāhuito cause to be consecrated; to taboo

Lāhui ʻia ka walaʻau e Pele.Loud talk was prohibited by Pele.

lahui [la-hu-i].  v. See lahu. To prohibit; to forbid; to lay a kapu; to proclaim a law or ordinance.

lawehala [la-we-ha-la].  s. One bearing sin; an open transgressor of the law.

lawelawe kolohe [lawe·lawe kolohe].  vt. to take illegally, without permission, tamper with.

lehulehu [lehu·lehu].  see hoʻomana akua lehulehu.

ʻāina no ka lehulehupublic land

aupuni kānāwai na ka lehulehudirect democracy, i.e. a government in which laws are made directly by the citizens

aupuni na ka lehulehudemocracy

pono o ka lehulehucommon good, i.e. the well-being of all members of society

lele [le-le].  To come upon, as an officer upon a criminal; to fly or rush upon one, as an enemy. Lunk. 20:37.

L K [l· k].  abbreviation for luna kānāwai, judge.

loina₁.  n. rule, custom, manners, code, precept, law; principle, as of a political party.

loio₃, lōio.  n.v. lawyer, attorney, counselor; to act the lawyer; to judge. Eng.

E loio ana i ke ʻano o kēlā kēia moʻolelo.Judging the nature of all the tales. (Kep. 131)

hoʻoloioto ask the lawyer; to show off knowledge; to ask bewildering questions as a lawyer might

loio o ka ʻaoʻao kūʻēlawyer for the opponent

loio [lo-i-o].  Eng. A lawyer.

loio hoʻopiʻi [loio hoʻo·piʻi].  n. prosecutor, prosecuting attorney, plaintiff attorney. lit., lawyer (who) accuses in court. cf. loio kūpale. see mea hoʻopiʻi, ʻaoʻao hoʻopiʻi.

loio kūpale [loio kū·pale].  n. defense attorney, attorney for the defendant. cf. loio hoʻopiʻi. see mea kūpale, ʻaoʻao kūpale.

luli [lu-li].  Hoo. To change, as a law. Dan. 6:8 and 12. To shake, as the head in defiance. 2 Nal. 19:21. To shake together.

luna kānāwai [luna kānā·wai].  n. judge, magistrate; Book of Judges in the Old Testament; referee, as in a fight; judicial. lit., law officer.

lunakanawai [lu-na-ka-na-wai].  s. Luna and kanawai, law. A judge; a magistrate; one who applies the law to delinquents or transgressors.

luna kānāwaiʻāpana [luna kā·nā·waiʻā·pana].  n. district judge.

luna kānāwai hoʻokōkauoha [luna kā·nā·wai hoʻo·kō·kau·oha].  n. probate judge.

luna kānāwai kaʻapuni [luna kā·nā·wai kaʻa·puni].  n. circuit judge.

Luna Kānāwai Kiʻekiʻe ā Kaulike.  same as Luna Kānāwai Kiʻekiʻe; Chief Justice

lunu [lu-nu].  adj. Covetous; stingy; parsimonious; exercising a kind of violence; oppressive; lawless. See alunu.
 

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maau [ma-au].  v. To entangle; to get one into difficulty; to make a law or lay a kapu in order to entrap people, as in former times; mostly used with

makeʻe kānāwai [makeʻe kā·nā·wai].  vs. law-abiding.

ma ke kauoha.  legal notice (EH)

mālama kānāwai.  to obey a law, law-abiding (EH)

malū.  vs. secretly, confidentially, clandestinely, illegally, stealthily, furtive. PPN *maluu.

hālāwai malūsubconference, in telecommunications

hoʻopae malūto bring ashore illegally, smuggle

lawe malūto take secretly

pae malūillegal alien; to arrive as an illegal alien. cf. pae kānāwai

malu [ma-lu].  adj. Secret; not openly; contrary to order; without liberty; unlawful; olelo malu, secret conversation. Lunk. 3:19. adv. Secretly; unlawfully.

māmala hoa.  law of the splintered paddle (EH)

mamalahoe [ma-ma-la-ho-e].  s. Mamala, piece, and hoe, paddle. Name of one of Kamehameha's criminal laws, a law of the most stringent class; the violation of all such laws was, indeed, punishable with death. The name was derived from the fact that he came near losing his life by a paddle being split over his head. O Kamehameha ka meanana i kau Mamalahoe kanawai.

mana hoʻokolokolo [mana hoʻo·kolo·kolo].  n. appellate jurisdiction, i.e. a court's authority to hear an appeal of a decision made by another court. lit., authority (to) try in court.

Ke hoʻokō nei ka ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe i kōna mana hoʻokolokolo ma ke kauoha ʻana e hoʻokolokolo ʻia ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia ma ka ʻAha Hoʻokolokolo Kiʻekiʻe.The Supreme Court is exercising it's appellate jurisdiction in ordering the accused be tried in the Supreme Court.

mana hoʻokolokolo maka mua [mana hoʻo·kolo·kolo maka mua].  n. original jurisdiction, in law. lit., first appellate jurisdiction. see mana hoʻokolokolo.

mana kau kānāwai [mana kau kā·nā·wai].  n. legislative powers.

mau.  To remain in force, as a law or statute.

mauʻaʻeʻaʻe.  redup. of mauʻaʻe; lawless.

Mauʻaʻeʻaʻe ʻo Milu mā i ke kapu a Kāne.Milu and his companions broke the taboo of Kane. (Kep. 49)

mawaho o ke kānāwai.  illegal, illegitimate (EH)

mea hoʻopiʻi [mea hoʻo·piʻi].  n. plaintiff. cf. mea kūpale. see loio hoʻopiʻi, ʻaoʻao hoʻopiʻi.

mea kau kānāwai.  lawmaker (EH)

mea kūpale [mea kū·pale].  n. defendant, in court proceedings. lit., one (who) defends. cf. mea hoʻopiʻi. see loio kūpale, ʻaoʻao kūpale.

mea pale.  defendant (EH)

meheu kalaima.  n. evidence, as in the commission of a crime. lit., crime clue. see kālaimeheu kalaima.

moekolohe [moe·kolohe].  n.v. adultery; to commit adultery, fornicate; adulterous. lit., illegal mating.

hoʻomoekoloheto lead into adultery

naʻau moekolohewhorish heart (Ezek. 6.9)

moekolohe [mo-e-ko-lo-he].  v. Moe, to sleep, and kolohe, mischief. To have unlawful intercourse between the sexes. s. The unlawful intercourse of the sexes, adultery, fornication, &c.; generally connected with many other vices. Rom. 1:29.

mokuna.  n. a division of a legislative bill, larger than a section or article. see kānāwai, kānāwai kū-loko, kānāwai ʻahaʻōlelo, poʻo kānāwai.

moʻopane [moʻo·pane]. 

palapala moʻopanedeposition, i.e. testimony taken down in writing under oath to be used in court proceedings
 

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na.  Hoo. The same; also, in a legal sense, to settle difficulties; to decide between different claimants; as, e hoona kumu kuleana aina, to settle land claims.

nakii [na-kii].  To tie a knot; to bind, as a criminal.

noa [no-a].  To be released from restraint; to be out from under restraint or law; noa honua, noa loa, all kapus taken off.

noho [no-ho].  To bring one forth, i. e., to produce one before a court for trial.

nohohookolokolo [no-ho-hoo-ko-lo-ko-lo].  The assembled people at a court of justice; he anaina hookolokolo.

no ka mea.  idiom. because, whereas (in legal documents), thereby; in informal correspondence, introducer of paragraphs with little meaning. lit., because of the thing. (Gram. 9.11)   PCP *no te mea.

noʻonoʻo [noʻo·noʻo].  nvt. thought, reflection, thinking, meditation; to think, reflect, meditate, concentrate; to consider, as a case at law; thoughtful, mental. cf. manaʻo, noʻonoʻo ʻole.

hoʻonoʻonoʻoto cause to think, reflect; reminiscent, recalling to mind, remembering. cf. more common hoʻomanaʻo

makili ka noʻonoʻoto 'see the light' after not understanding or after being in opposition to an idea

noʻonoʻo hāikinarrow-minded; a narrow mind

noʻonoʻo laulābroad-minded

noʻonoʻo makuato be thoughtful and considerate of parents and elders, filial

noʻonoʻo muato anticipate, estimate (see ʻōlelo noʻonoʻo mua)

noʻonoʻo nuito think much, concentrate, meditate; meditation

noʻonoʻo ponoto think carefully, meditate, concentrate

pōʻai noʻonoʻocognitive domain, as relating to the learning process
 

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ʻohi.  vt. to collect, as fingerprints at the scene of a crime. cf. kāpala. see hano ʻohi.

ʻohi i ka meheu manamana lima (māka manamana lima, kiʻi manamana lima)to collect fingerprints

ʻōlelo hoʻoholo, ʻōlelohoʻoholo [ʻō·lelo hoʻo·holo].  n. verdict (as of a jury), judgment, decision, resolution, conclusion. see saying, hehikū (to break rules or taboos...).

ʻōlelo hoʻoholo hilinaʻivote of confidence

ʻōlelo hoʻoholo huijoint resolution

ʻōlelo hoʻoholo ʻiaenacting clause

ʻōlelo kūpaʻa [ʻō·lelo kū·paʻa].  n. ordinance, legal decree, judgment, statute.

olelokupaa [o-le-lo-ku-paa].  s. Olelo and ku, to stand, and paa, fast. An ordinance; an established decision. 1 Sam. 30:20. A legal decree; judgment. Puk. 15:25.

ʻōlelo pale [ʻō·lelo pale].  n.v. defense, as in a trial; to defend.

olewa [o-le-wa].  To be unstable; liable to be over turned, as a law; ua olewa ke kanawai o ka aina haunaele, the law is liable to be overturned in a land of disorder; aneane olewa io ke kanawai, the law is nearly nullified. Not firmly established; of partial application, as a law; ineffectual; ua olewa io ke kanawai minamina ino; he hee, maumau ole, paa ole.

ʻoni₁.  nvi.
  • to move, stir, shift, fidget, squirm, wiggle; movement, motion.
  • to take to court, as land matters;
  [(NP) PPN *koni, move v]

E ʻoni ana nā keiki i ka ʻāina o ka makua kāne.The children are taking the matter of the father's land to court.

he moʻolelo hōʻoni puʻuwaia heart-stirring story

hōʻonito bestir, cause to move, shake, disturb, jiggle. see ex., wilimoʻo

ka moe ʻoni ʻole a Niolopuathe sleep without movement of Niolopua [death]

Mai noho ʻoe ā hōʻoni i ka wai ua lana mālie.Do not stay to disturb the water floating peacefully. (hula chant)

ʻoni ā puhito squirm like an eel

ʻoni hikiwawesudden movement, jolt

ʻoni ʻinoto jar, shake badly

ʻoni ʻoleimmovable, steady

Ua ʻoni ke keiki.The child has moved. [the fetus]

ou.  v. To hide away; to escape punishment for a crime; aole wahi e ou ai ka poe hewa i keia manawa, ua paa i ke kanawai; he ou nei ka poe hewa i kahi papa popo.
 

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paaheo [paa-he-o].  s. See halepaahao. A place of confinement like a prison, dungeon, &c., for criminals; a lele aku kou uhane ma ka paaheo, ma kahi make mau loa.

pae kānāwai [pae kā·nā·wai].  vi. legal alien; to arrive as a legal alien. lit., come ashore legally. cf. pae malū.

ʻO ka poʻe pae kānāwai, he mālama ʻia kō lākou mau pono ma lalo o ke kānāwai o ka ʻāina.Legal aliens have rights that are protected under the laws of the land.

pae malū.  vi. illegal alien; to arrive as an illegal alien. lit., come ashore illegally. cf. pae kānāwai.

Hiki mai ka poʻe pae malū ma nā ʻano like ʻole: ma luna o ka ʻāina, ka moku, a me ka mokulele kekahi.Illegal aliens arrive by different means: by land, on ship, and by air as well.

pahu kānāwai [pahu kā·nā·wai].  n. ark of the testimony. lit., legal box. cf. pahu hōʻike.

pahukanawai [pa-hu-ka-na-wai].  s. Pahu and kanawai, law. The ark of the testimony. Puk. 30:6. See pahuhoike above.

paikoho [pai·koho].  n. pro-choice, i.e. advocating legalized abortion. cf. paihānau. see kaupalena hānau.

pā kūʻai.  n. public mart (term found in laws 1845 – 7).

pākuʻi hoʻololi [pā·kuʻi hoʻo·loli].  n. amendment, i.e. an addition or change to a bill, constitution, etc.; to amend. lit., addendum (to) amend.

Nui nā pākuʻi hoʻololi i pākuʻi ʻia i ke kumukānāwai o ka Mokuʻāina.There have been many amendments added to the State constitution.

pākuʻina₂ [pā·kuʻina].  n. amendment (Galuteria 49)

pākuʻina kumukānāwaiconstitutional amendment

palapala hoʻohiki [pala·pala hoʻo·hiki].  n. adoption paper; certificate that a child is legally adopted; a written oath.

palapala hoʻomalu [pala·pala hoʻo·malu].  n. an uncertain legal term placing restrictions on ownership of land, as a lien or easement.

palapala hopu [pala·pala hopu].  n. arrest warrant, warrant for arrest, i.e. a document issued by a magistrate authorizing an officer to make an arrest.

He palapala hopu nō kā mākou e hopu ai iā ʻoe.We have a warrant for your arrest.

palapala moʻopane [pala·pala moʻo·pane].  n. deposition, i.e. testimony taken down in writing under oath to be used in court proceedings.

palapala noi hoʻololi kānāwai [pala·pala noi hoʻo·loli kā-nā·wai].  n. constitutional initiative, i.e. a process by which one can propose an amendment by gathering signatures on a petition. lit., document asking (to) change (the) law.

palapala pāpā aku [pala·pala koi pala·pala pā·pā aku].  n. mandamus. lit., document urging forbidding document.

pale₁.  nvt.
  • to ward off, thrust aside, parry, fend off, repulse, resist,
  • bar, barrier, shield, guard; defend, defense, protect; protection, prevent, warding off,
  • to ignore a command or law,
  • make void, nullify, break, avoid, not adhere to;
  • curtain (Puk. 26.4) ; partition,
  • bib,
  • bar, railing, bulwark,
  • shield, sheath,
  • outer garment.
  (preceded by both ka and ke). [PPN *pale, ward off; protection, defense]

He lā ikaika ʻole a ke au i ke pale.A day when the head current was not strong. (For. 5:561)

hoʻopaleto fend or ward off; to separate, partition off; to defend in court; to disown

ʻili pale o kāmaʻasole of shoes

Ma ka ʻaoʻao hoʻopale.On the side of the defendant.

mea paledefendant

ninaninau palecross-examination

pale hewa i ke kukeavoid the duty, smuggle

Pale i ke aʻo a ka makua.To thrust aside the teaching of the parent.

pale ka ʻaʻakacrosspatch, cantankerous person; lit., cranky one who shoves

Pale ka leo.Voice is silenced [in death]. (Kel. 61)

pale kauohato ignore, fail to carry out a command

pale luasecond veil or partition in the temple of Solomon (Heb. 9.3)

pale ʻōlelodisobey

pule paleprayer asking for protection (Kep. 57)

Ua pale ka pilikia.The trouble is thrust aside, finished, over.

pale [pa-le].  To make void, as a law; to turn into another meaning from the one designed; to misinterpret.

pale kānāwai [pale kā·nā·wai].  vt. to break laws, act as an outlaw. cf. haʻihaʻi kānāwai, ʻaʻe kānāwai.

mea pale kānāwaioutlaw

pale kauoha [pale kau·oha].  v. to break or ignore a law.

pane hoʻopiʻi [pane hoʻo·piʻi].  see hoʻopiʻi kūʻē.

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 guilty

papa [pa-pa].  s. See pa, s. Applied to many substances having a flat, smooth surface, as a flat, smooth stone, a board, a plank, a table, a flat wooden dish, a plate. Puk. 39:30. Papa pohaku, a slate; papa kanawai, tables of the law. Puk. 25:16. Papa ai, papa aina, an eating table; papa wili ai, a poi board; papa manamana pukapuka, a grate of net work. Puk. 38:4. A wafer; a flat cake. Puk. 29:2. Papa konane, a board for the game of konane. Laieik. 115. s. Name of a certain class of Kamehameha's laws;

papaana [pa-pa-a-na].  To govern; to establish laws.

papa kānāwai [papa kā·nā·wai].  n. code, i.e. a systematic collection of existing laws. lit., list (of) laws.

papa kānāwai wai o ka mokuʻāinastate water code

pāpā kānāwai [pā·pā kā·nā·wai].  vt. to outlaw, i.e. make something illegal. lit., prohibit (by) law.

papa loio.  n. legal profession.

hoa o ka papa loiomember of the bar

paukū₁ [pau·kū].  nvs.
  • section, link, piece; jointed, linked.
  • stanza, verse, as in the Bible; canto; article, as of law; paragraph;
  • to section off, cut in sections, slice in sections;
  • to make a lei with sections of different colors, as feathers, or roses and begonias;
  • land section smaller than a moʻo (Thrum, p. 68);
  • a unit of measurement;
  • a squad (military; see mokuna);
 

E paukū ana nō ka hala me ka lehua.Pandanus and lehua sections being made into a lei. (PH 27)

pea [pe-a].  Hoo. To accuse through envy. Mat. 27:18. To punish for little or no crime; ame ka hoopea wale o ka poe koikoi i ka poe liilii, and the great accused (punished) the small. The ground of offense; an entanglement in law; a difficulty.

pehi [pe-hi].  v. To pelt with stones; to throw stones at. Puk. 21:18. To shoot, as an arrow. Hal. 18:14. SYN. with pana. To throw any missile at one; to threaten to stone, as a criminal. 1 Sam. 30:6. See nou, kipehi and pana. E pehi i ka ulu, to throw the maika stone.

pēla₃.  n. bail, i.e. money a defendant gives a court as a promise to return for trial. Eng.

E hoʻopaʻa ana ka luna hoʻokolokolo i ka pēla he ʻumi kaukani kālā no ka hopohopo e mahuka ka mea i hoʻāhewa ʻia i kahi ʻāina ʻē.Bail has been set by the judge at ten thousand dollars for fear the accused may flee the country.

pepa loio.  n. legal-size paper (8-1/2 x 14). lit., lawyer paper. see pepa leka, pepa 11" X 17".

pepehikanaka [pe-pe-hi-ka-na-ka].  s. Pepehi and kanaka, man. Killing; murder; manslaughter, &c. NOTE.—Pepehi kanaka is now used in law for murder in any degree; formerly it was used, as the words imply, for all kinds of striking and beating as well as killing; it was used as synonymous with hooeha and kuikui. Nui na hewa kahiko— o ka pepehi kanaka, many were the ancient sins—striking men; this, of course, included murder.

pii.  Hoo. To accuse; to charge one with a misdemeanor or crime; to give information against one; hoopii kekahi i ke kumu no na haumana. To have a lawsuit; e hoopii i ke kanawai. To appeal from the decision of one court to another.

pila₅.  n. bill, a draft of a law presented to a legislature.

luna paipai pilafloor leader, as a member of a legislative body

mea hāpai pilasponsor, i.e. a legislator who presents and/or assumes responsibility for the passing of a bill

piliʻaoʻao.  n. mate, spouse, common-law mate with whom one lives openly.

pōʻalo maka.  n.v. to gouge out the eyes; an eye gouge for torturing criminals. fig., an ungrateful person who repays kindness by unkindness, especially by stealing a mate.

poʻe (mea) hoʻopiʻi ʻia.  defendant (EH)

pono [po-no].  adj. Good; right; lawful; acceptable; beautiful; nani.

pono i ke kānāwai.  legal, legality (EH)

pono kanaka.  rights

palapala pono kanakabill of rights

poʻo kānāwai [poʻo kā·nā·wai].  n. title, i.e. the heading which names a legislative act or statute (preceded by ke). see kānāwai, kānāwai kūloko, kānāwai ʻahaʻōlelo, mokuna.

poʻomanaʻo [poʻo·manaʻo].  n. topic, title, theme, heading, headline; subtitle, as of law. lit., thought heading.

puke kānāwai.  code (law) (EH)

puʻukoāmaka [puʻu·ko·ā·maka].  n. a law or taboo pertaining to the god Ka-hō-āliʻi only; the one breaking the law was said to have his eye scooped out and devoured by the god.
 

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sīwila [sī·wila].  also kānāwai kīwila.

kānāwai sīwilacivil law
 

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uhai [u-hai].  To break, as a covenant. Kanl. 31:16. To break, as a law; ua uhai ke kanawai; to disregard, as an agreement; to break away, as from a yoke or bondage.

uhaki kānāwai.  to violate a law (EH)

uku [u-ku].  Fine for a misdemeanor; uku hoopai, punishment for a crime. Laieik. 212. Tax or tribute to a ruler.
 

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wae moho.  vt. primary, primary election, i.e. a preliminary election to nominate candidates for office. also koho pāloka wae moho.

Ma ka wae moho, e koho kekahi ʻaoʻao kālaiʻāina i ka mea a lākou e kākoʻo ai i ka holo moho ʻana no kekahi kūlana koʻikoʻi o ke aupuni.In the primary, a political party chooses the person they will support in running for election for an important government position.

wae moho kūākeaopen primary

wae moho kūlokoclosed primary

wahi [wa-hi].  s. One that is above law, or is so much a favorite, or is so holy that the law cannot affect him.

wahine manuahi [wahine manu·ahi].  mistress, common-law wife... see manuahi, gratis, free of charge...

wahine noho pū.  mistress, common-law wife (EH)

wā hoʻomalu [wā hoʻo·malu].  n. probation, in law. lit., time (of) probation. luna wā hoʻomalu. probation officer.

ʻO ka ʻōlelo hoʻopaʻi nōna, he ʻeono māhina ma ka wā hoʻomalu.His sentence was six months probation.

waiohuhukini [wai-o-hu-hu-ki-ni].  s. Name of a class of Kamehameha's laws.

waiwai noho kahu [wai·wai noho kahu].  n. trust, i.e. title to property legally held by one party for the benefit of a certain party. lit., administered property. see waiwai ʻāina noho kahu.

Ua kūkulu ʻia ka waiwai noho kahu e ia no ka mālama ʻana i kāna mau moʻopuna.The trust was set up by him in order to take care of his grandchildren.

Waiwai Noho Kahu O Liliʻuokalani.Liliʻuokalani Trust.

weʻaweʻa₁ [weʻa·weʻa].  nvt. to help, abet, or tempt, especially in love affairs; accomplice; accessory in crime; one who aids or incites but does not share; procurer, pimp; to procure.

ʻO wai ka weʻaweʻa o kēia mea?Who is the accomplice in this affair?

wisa.  n. visa, i.e. an endorsement made on a passport by proper authorities denoting it has been examined and that the bearer may proceed. Eng.