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ʻaʻaki.  redup. of ʻaki₁, to take a nip and let go, snap...
  • to nip repeatedly; a bite, nibble.
  • to take a nip and hold on (cf. nahu, to bite with the whole mouth, and nau, to chew);
  • fig., thick, obscure, dark, penetrating;
  • to feel pangs, as of love or childbirth.
  PNP *kakati.

ʻAʻaki ke kuʻi.To close the mouth so tightly that the molars cling, as in lockjaw.

Ka naho manini nui, ke ʻaʻaki nei i ka limu.The cleft with the large manini fish, nibbling now at the seaweed.

ke ʻaʻaki nei ka pō ʻeleʻeleall-engulfing utter blackness of night

Ua ʻaʻaki paʻa ʻia ke aloha wela i luna o Kaʻōnohiokalā.Hot love was firmly clutched upon Kaʻōnohiokalā. (Laie 595 [175])

ʻaʻalaʻula.  velvety-green, succulent-appearing seaweeds, one of several species of Codium. It yields a red liquid when placed in a container overnight with brine, after chopping or pounding. Both the liquid and the seaweed are well liked, being eaten plain or with other food. (KL. line 47) ʻaʻalaʻula is the common name on Kauaʻi and Maui, wāwaeʻiole elsewhere.

ʻae₂.  n.
  • sap wrung from seaweed or leaves of plants such as taro;
  • liquid remaining after dregs have settled, as of pia, arrowroot starch;
  • saliva, drooling of the mouth.

ʻae limujuice remaining on the pounding board after seaweed (limu) is pounded; mixed with salt it is used to flavor sauce for ʻōʻio or other fish

Kahe ka ʻae o ka waha.Mouth saliva flows [mouth waters; fig., to desire avidly].

āewa₁ [ā·ewa].  vi. thin, tall spindly; to weave to and fro, as seaweed; to sway, as a branch or sea eddy. cf. ewa, māewa. [PPN *ʻaʻewa, walk about: *(q)aqewa]

ulu maikaʻi a āewa hua ʻolegrowing well but spindly and fruitless [of bananas] (Kep. 159)

ʻaiakahonu [ʻai-a-ka-honu].  same as hulu manu, a seaweed. lit., food of the turtle.

ʻākaʻakoʻa [ʻā·kaʻa·koʻa].  n. a variety of seaweed.

ʻākala₅ [ʻā·kala].  same as kala, a seaweed.

ʻakiʻaki₃.  n. a kind of coarse red seaweed (Ahnfeltia concinna) which because of its toughness must be eaten in little bites; a good source of carrageenin, a colloid. Called ʻeleau on Maui. (KL. line 41)

akiaki [a-ki-a-ki].  s. Name of a species of seaweed adhering to the rocks; it is eaten for food.

akuila [aku·ila].  same as kihe, a red seaweed.

alani₁.  n. brown seaweeds (Dictyota spp.), regularly divided into narrow segments. They are so bitter that they will taint other seaweeds put with them and can be eaten but little and by some are considered poisonous. Medical kahunas used them in small quantities to treat asthma. This name is sometimes qualified by the terms kai and ʻula. Also maka and false līpoa. cf. kūālani.

alani [a-la-ni].  s. Name of a species of limu, bitter, and very similar to the limu lipoa.

ʻalaʻula.  same as ʻaʻalaʻula, a seaweed (Codium spp.).

alaula [a-la-u-la].  A kind of sea-weed, blackish; a species of limu.

ʻami kai.  n. an amphipod (Caprellid amphipods) that clings to seaweeds or hydroids; it has a long slender body and is the color of the seaweed or hydroid on which it feeds.

ʻānapanapa₃ [ʻā·napa·napa].  n. red seaweeds (Gelidium spp.); small, stiff, branching, edible plants. also limu loloa.

anapanapa [a-na-pa-na-pa].  s. A species of limu.

ʻāpeʻepeʻe [ʻā·peʻe·peʻe].  rare var. of līpeʻepeʻe, a seaweed.

apeepee [a-pee-pee].  s. A species of limu; he limu apeepee.

ʻāpiʻipiʻi₂ [ʻā·piʻi·piʻi].  n. a kind of seaweed that is tough and not eaten much, perhaps Amansia glomerata.

ʻāʻula₂.  n. an edible seaweed, perhaps the same as limu hāʻula.

aupūpū₂ [au·pū·pū]. 

ʻawa₅.  n. a kind of bitter seaweed.

ʻāweʻaweʻa₂ [ʻā·weʻa·weʻa].  n. a kind of seaweed.

ʻāweoweo₄ [ʻā·weo·weo].  n. a seaweed.

ʻāwikiwiki₃ [ʻā·wiki·wiki].  same as kōʻeleʻele, a seaweed.
 

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eaea₃ [ea·ea].  redup. of ea₄, to smell...; a smell, as of seaweed; to smell. [(NP) PPN *ʻea, thrush, a disease of the mouth (problematic)]

eaea [e-a-e-a].  s. See ea, adj., above. The strong, offensive smell of meat; eaea, paoa, hauna, hohono; eaea ka iloli o ka mano o Koolau; eaea ka hohono o ka palani (barani.)

ʻeleau₂ [ʻele·au].  n. perhaps same as ʻakiʻaki, a seaweed. Maui.

ʻeleʻele₃.  n. long, filamentous, green, edible seaweeds (Enteromorpha prolifera). Some kinds are among the most popular in Hawaiʻi, being eaten raw as condiments at feasts. Called pīpīlani on Maui.
 

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hailepo₁ [hai·lepo].  nvs. ash-gray pallor; to have this pallor.

He limu ka iʻa, hailepo ka lani.If seaweed is the marine food, the chief pales. [sometimes limu is a bad omen]

hāwane₂ [hā·wane].  n. a small, fine, red seaweed (Polysiphonia spp.), consisting of branching filaments forming dense tufts.

hiʻikala.  n. var. spelling of hiʻi kala, hook used for kala, a fish, and baited with kala, a seaweed.

hiʻi kala, hiʻikala.  n. hook used for kala, a fish, and baited with kala, a seaweed.

hiikala [hii-ka-la].  s. Name of a species of fish-hook.

hinaʻula.  n. a kind of seaweed.

huʻahuʻa kai₃ [huʻa·huʻa kai].  n. a variety of seaweed.

hūai₂, hūwai [hū·ai].  n. a kind of seaweed (Codium).

huihui maka liʻi [hui·hui maka liʻi].  n. a kind of seaweed.

hulu₁₀.  same as hulu ʻīlio₁, nahawele₂, pūhuluhulu₂, a fine, red seaweed...; same as hulu ʻīlio...; seaweeds...

huluhulu₈ [hulu·hulu].  n. kinds of seaweeds and mosses.

huluhulu waena [hulu·hulu waena].  n. an irregularly branching, dark-red seaweed (Grateloupia falicina) with many narrow segments. It is commonly eaten and is sold in some markets. also pakeleawaʻa.

hulu ʻiʻi.  n. a kind of seaweed.

hulu ʻīlio₁ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. a fine, red seaweed (Centroceras clavulatum), forming short, dense, regularly branching tufts, with tiny forked tips; not edible. lit., dog fur. also hulu, pūhuluhulu, wāwaeʻiole.

hulu ʻīlio₂ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. fine, branching, edible brown seaweeds (Ectocarpus spp.), forming short, olive-brown clumps.

hulu ʻīlio₃ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. a fine, branching, green seaweed (Cladophora nitida), forming flexible, long, bright-green tufts; said to be edible.

hulu ʻīlio₅ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. a fine, unbranched, green seaweed (Chaetomorpha antennina), looking much like hulu ʻīlio₃.

hulu ʻīlio₆ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. a fine, nonedible, brown seaweed (Sphacelaria tribuloides), densely tufted, shorter and darker brown than Ectocarpus.

hulu ʻīlio₇ [hulu ʻī·lio].  n. some kinds of Polysiphonia seaweeds.

hulu manu₂.  n. green seaweeds (Caulerpa spp.), growing like land plants, with roots, prostrate stems, and leaflike divided fronds; not edible. also ʻaiakahonu, hulu moa, līmoa.

hulu puaʻa.  n. a small, matted, red seaweed (Spyridia spinella), its many branches covered with short bristles. It is rather common in shallow water near shore. It is eaten in South Hawaiʻi, but not generally elsewhere.

huna₄.  n. common, fine, red seaweeds (Hypnea spp.), irregularly and more or less densely branching, thorny looking; eaten cooked, furnishes a good colloid when boiled.

huna pakēpakē [huna pakē·pakē].  n. a species of Hypnea, a seaweed. lit., brittle huna.

hunehune₃ [hune·hune].  same as huna, a seaweed.

hūpēkoholā₂ [hū·pē·koho·lā].  n. a variety of seaweed.
 

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ʻīlio₅ [ʻī·lio].  a seaweed, same as some of the hulu ʻīlio₅.
 

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kāʻapeʻape₂.  n. a seaweed.

kāʻele₄.  n. a seaweed.

kāhili₅ [kā·hili].  n. a seaweed, probably Turbinaria ornata.

kala₁₂.  see limu kala, common, long, brown seaweeds... [This is the kala riddle given by Mary Kawena Pukui in The Hawaiian Planter, Volume 1, by E.S. Craighill Handy: "The kala of the upland [a kala berry], the kala in between [pua kala; beach poppy], the kala of the sea [limu kala; kala seaweed]" (p.216).] (Neal 367)

kalakalaʻula [kala·kalaʻula].  v. to pick entangled debris, as brownish seaweed, from a fish net.

kaunaʻoa₃.  a coarse, tough seaweed (Galaxaura rugosa), calcified and inedible, resembling kaunaʻoa₁ in being yellow to gold in color.

kaunoʻa₂ [kau·noʻa].  n. a rough seaweed (Galaxaura rugosa). cf. pākalakala.

kaupau [kau·pau].  n. an edible brown seaweed (Chnoospora pacifica), with many slender branches. also wāwahiwaʻa.

kāwelu₃ [kā·welu].  n. a seaweed, perhaps Wrangelia penicillata, which resembles the flowering head of Eragrostis variabilis.

kihe₄.  n. a red seaweed (Chylocladia sp.) with narrow cylindrical, branching stems. also akuila.

kīkala₂ [kī·kala].  same as kīkala moa, a seaweed.

kīkala moa [kī·kala moa].  n. name of a seaweed that irritates the throat if eaten alone.

kīkī₆ [kī·kī·].  n. a seaweed.

kilihune₂ [kili·hune].  n. a fine, delicate species of Hypnea (seaweed), probably H. cervicornis.

kōʻele₄.  n. same as kōʻeleʻele, seaweeds.

kōʻeleʻele₁.  n. small, edible red seaweeds (Gymogongrus spp.), with rather thick, flattened stems and branches. also ʻāwikiwiki, ʻēkahakaha₂, kōʻele, limu uaua loli, nei.

kohu₃.  see limu kohu, a soft, succulent, small seaweed...

koko₃.  same as limu kohu, a seaweed.

kūkaeokamapuaʻa [kū·kae-o-kama·puaʻa].  same as līpuʻupuʻu, a seaweed.

kūkaepueo₂ [kū·kae·pueo].  n. a seaweed. (And.)

kukaepueo [ku-kae-pu-e-o].  A species of sea-weed.

kulapepeiao₅ [kula·pepei·ao].  same as līpepeiao, a seaweed.

kumulīpoa [kumu·lī·poa].  n. a crab (Simocarcinus simplex) commonly found in līpoa seaweed. lit., līpoa source. Perhaps also makuaokalīpoa.

kūwelu₂ [kū·welu].  same as limu loloa₂, a kind of edible red seaweed...
 

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lauohoopele₂ [lau·oho-o-pele].  n. a fine, hairlike seaweed, found at Waikīkī.

leheleheʻīlio [lehe·leheʻī·lio].  same as lepeohina, seaweeds.

lelepo₂.  n. probably another species of Padina, similar in appearance to ʻaʻalaʻula, a seaweed.

lepelepeohina₃ [lepe·lepe-o-hina].  n. same as lepeohina₁, a seaweed.

lepeohina₁.  n. a red seaweed (Halymenia formosa) with flat blades bearing fringed and irregular margins, with a variety of colors ranging from red to yellow; common allusion to swirling in water resembling movement of pāʻū in dancing. Also called leheleheʻīlio, lepelepeohina, limupepeohina, pāʻūohiʻiaka.

leponalo₂ [lepo·nalo].  n. a kind of seaweed.

lī-.  a prefix to many kinds of seaweeds, short for limu.

likolehua₂ [liko·lehua].  n. a kind of seaweed.

līmanamana [lī·mana·mana].  n. a kind of seaweed. lit., branching seaweed.

līmoa [lī·moa].  same as hulu moa, a seaweed.

limu₁.  n. a general name for all kinds of plants living under water, both fresh and salt, also algae growing in any damp place in the air, as on the ground, on rocks, and on other plants; also mosses, liverworts, lichens. kelp (HE). [(AN) PPN *limu, moss, seaweed]

He limu ka iʻa, hailepo ka lani.If seaweed is the marine food, the chief pales. [sometimes limu is a bad omen]

Ua ulu ka limu.The seaweed (pubic hairs) are growing.

limu [li-mu].  s. Sea-moss or sea-grass; a general name of every kind of eatable herb that grows in the sea; the Hawaiians also class the limu among fish; the varieties are limuaalaula, limuekaha, limuiliohaa, limuopai, limuulaula, limuhinaula, limuhululio, limuhuna, limukahakala, limukala, limukele, limukiki, limukoko, limulipahapala, limulipalao, limulipalawai, limulipoa, limulipupu, limulipuula, limulipuupuu, limuloloa, limunanue, limupaakaiea, limupalahalaha, limupalawai, limupipilani.

limu₂.  vs. tricky, deceiving, unstable (said to be named for the octopus' ability to change its color, and its waving of a tentacle to and fro like the motion of a seaweed in water).

limu [li-mu].  v. To turn; to change; to have various appearances. SYN, with ouli.

limua.  vs. overgrown or covered with moss, seaweed, or any limu. cf. ua limua.

limu alolo.  n. a limu, Potamogeton pectinatus (pronunciation not certain). Niʻihau.

limu ʻeleʻele.  see ʻeleʻele₃, long, filamentous, green, edible seaweeds...

limu hāʻula.  n. a red seaweed (Martensia fragilis).

limu holoāwai [limu holo·ā·wai].  n. a fresh-water moss.

limu ʻīlio [limu ʻī·lio].  same as hulu ʻīlio, seaweeds.

limu kaha.  n. a kind of liverwort.

limu kākanaka.  n. a soft, sometimes gelatinous blue-green alga (Nostoc commune) sometimes covering the ground in the wet season as small slippery balls, especially at Hanalei, Kauaʻi. lit., man-striking moss, so called because people are said to slip on it and fall. also limu kākanakaomanuʻakepa

limukakanaka [li-mu-ka-ka-na-ka].  s. Limu and kakanaka, a species of grass. A smooth or slippery kind of grass.

limu kala.  n. common, long, brown seaweeds (Sargassum echinocarpum), their stems covered with short branches, bearing rather stiff, twisted, more or less toothed, narrow leaves. Rarely eaten raw because of toughness (though edible); used in ceremonies to drive away sickness and to obtain forgiveness (see kala₁). May be qualified by the terms lau liʻiliʻi or lau nui. also ʻākala. [(??) PPN *limu-tala, seaweed (sargassum sp.)]

limu kala maka piʻi.  see kala maka piʻi, kind of moss...

limu kalawai [limu kala·wai].  n. one or more kinds of dark green, slippery fresh-water algae (usually Spirogyra spp.) consisting of rows of cylindrical cells in unbranched filaments, common to fresh-water rivulets, dripping places, and taro patches. also pālāwai. [(??) PPN *tala-wai, ??]

limu kalemakapiʻi [limu kale·maka·piʻi].  see kalemakapiʻi, var. of kala maka piʻi, a moss...

limu kau lāau [limu kau lā·au].  n. all tiny ferns (such as filmy ferns), lichens, liverworts, and mosses growing on trees.

limu kele.  n. moss growing on trees in rain forests.

limu koʻa.  n. coraline algae. lit., coral algae.

limu kohu.  n. a soft, succulent, small seaweed (Asparagopsis taxiformis), with densely branched furry tops that are tan, pink, or dark red, arising from a creeping stem-like portion; one of the best-liked edible seaweeds, prepared in balls for market. Also limu koko and for some informants līpehe, līpehu, līpaʻakai.

limu koko.  n. same as limu kohu; lit., blood seaweed.

limu lana.  n. floating seaweed. fig., a drifter, vagabond.

limu loloa₁.  n. several species of edible red seaweeds (Gelidium), cylindrical or flattened, more or less pinnately branched, texture firm and smooth. also ʻānapanapa, ʻēkahakaha, kūwelu.

limu loloa₂.  n. a kind of edible red seaweed (Pterocladia capillacea), like limu loloa₁ above but more finely divided.

limu lūʻau.  n. a red seaweed (Porphyra sp.), growing in the winter on boulders in exposed places, with delicate, thin blades appearing in groups. Best known on Kauaʻi, but known on all the major islands. Also paheʻe₅ or pāheʻeheʻe₂.

limu manauea [limu manau·ea].  see manauea, a small red seaweed...

limu moa.  same as hulu moa, a seaweed.

limu nehe.  same as limu kalawai, one or more kinds of dark green, slippery fresh-water algae (usually Spirogyra spp.) ...

limu paʻakai [limu paʻa·kai].  n. limu salted for indefinite storage without refrigeration. On Maui, usually limu līpoa. see līpaʻakai.

limu pae.  n. landed seaweed, said of a newcomer or in a bad sense of a drifter, vagabond, or kauā outcast.

limu pālahalaha [limu pā·laha·laha].  same as pālahalaha₂, a seaweed...

limu pepeiao [limu pepei·ao].  same as līpepeiao, a seaweed...

limupepeohina.  same as lepeohina, a seaweed.

limu uaua loli [limu ua·ua loli].  same as ʻēkahakaha₂, a seaweed.

limu ʻulaʻula.  n. a red seaweed.

līoho [lī·oho].  n. algae, general term.

līpaha [lī·paha].  same as līpahapaha, a seaweed.

lipaha [li-pa-ha].  s. He wahi limu. See limu, sea-grass.

līpahapaha [lī·paha·paha].  n. a general term for sea lettuce (Ulva fasciata and Monostroma oxyspermum), common green seaweeds with delicate broad blades, usually with wavy margins. Eaten as a minor element mixed with other tastier seaweeds. Also ʻīliohaʻa, līpaha, līpālahalaha, pahapaha (probably restricted to Kauaʻi), pakaiea (restricted to Hawaiʻi), and pālahalaha (Maui, Molokaʻi, and Oʻahu).

līpaheʻe₁ [lī·paheʻe].  same as pāheʻeheʻe, a seaweed Called līpāhoe on Maui.

līpaheʻe₂ [lī·paheʻe].  same as limu lūʻau₁, a seaweed Kauaʻi.

līpāhoe [lī·pā·hoe].  same as līpaheʻe₁, a seaweed Maui.

līpalu [lī·palu].  n. a seaweed much like hulu ʻīlio₃, and perhaps the same; edible, green, soft, slippery tufts.

līpaoaoa [līpa·oa·oa].  n. a seaweed. lit., fragrant seaweed. (GP 78)

līpeʻe [lī·peʻe].  same as līpeʻepeʻe, some native species of a genus of edible red seaweeds...

līpeʻepeʻe [lī·peʻe·peʻe].  n. some native species of a genus of edible red seaweeds (Laurencia parvipapillata, L. dotyi, L. succisa), short, with stiff, knobby branchlets, nestling especially in basaltic rock. also ʻāpeʻepeʻe, hoʻonunu, līpeʻe, peʻepeʻe.

līpehu.  var. spelling of līpehe, same as līpaʻakai, salted limu...

līpepeiao₁ [lī·pepei·ao].  n. a seaweed. also limu pepeiao, limu kulapepeiao.

līpepeiao₂ [lī·pepei·ao].  a fresh water moss, usually qualified by wai.

līpoa₁ [lī·poa].  n. bladelike, branched, brown seaweeds (Dictyopteris plagiogramma and D. australis) with conspicuous midrib on blade, unique aroma and flavor; highly prized on all islands.

līpohāpohā [lī·pohā·pohā].  same as pohāpohā₃, a seaweed.

līpuʻu [lī·puʻu].  same as līpuʻupuʻu, edible seaweed... (KL. line 90)

lipupu [li-pu-pu].  s. A species of the limu. See limulipupu.

līpuʻupuʻu [lī·puʻu·puʻu].  n. an edible green seaweed (Valonia utricularis), with turgid joints and short branches. also kūkaeokamapuaʻa.

loloa₂.  n. a seaweed, probably the same as limu loloa. (KL. line 95)

lou₁.  nvi. hook; to hook, to fasten with a hook; to hook off, as with the lou pole.

hoʻolouto hook, catch with a hook; to put on a hook, as bait

Lou ka iʻa.The fish is hooked.

Lou ka manaʻo.Thoughts are hooked, as of two persons thinking of each other.

lou me ke alapiʻihook and ladder

ʻO ka limu kala ka maunu e hoʻolou ai i ka makau.Kala (seaweed) was the bait placed on the hook. (FS 143)

lou.  n. bond. see ʻūlou.

lou ʻātomabond between atoms or ions as a result of gaining, losing or sharing electrons

lou.  v. To bend, as a hook; to bend around (hence kulou, to stand bent, i. e., bowing down.) To hook; to pull with a hook; to come up with a hook; to come up with a hook, as a fish. To insert; to fit on, as a ring on the finger. Kin. 24:47. Hoo. To hook; to pull with a hook. 2 Oihl. 33:11. I hoolouia i ka makau kekahi poe i holo ilalo, some who had sunk down were hooked up with fish-hooks. s. A hook. Isa. 37:29. Lou io, a flesh hook. Puk. 27:3. Lou hao, an iron hook; a joining. 1 Oihl. 22:3.

lou.  A pain in the side; a stitch.

lūʻau₄.  n. same as limu lūʻau, a seaweed.

lupe₄.  n. a kind of seaweed.
 

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māewa [mā·ewa].  vs.
  • swaying, swinging, as something with an anchored base, as seaweed, hair, leaves;
  • fluttering;
  • wandering,
  • unstable.
  see ex. ʻūkiʻukiu₃. [(NP) PPN *ma-ʻewa, move freely: *ma(a)-(q)ewa]

I hea ʻoe i hele māewa aku nei?Where did you go wandering?

māewa laniswinging in the air

maewa [ma-e-wa].  v. Ma and ewa, to bend out of shape. To be tremulous; to be unstable, as any substance unfixed. To be led crookedly; e kaiewa. To be blown here and there, as the spray of the surf by the wind; e hoopuehuia e ka wai.

maka₇.  n. a seaweed. see alani and below.

makaloa₃ [maka·loa].  n. a seaweed.

makuaokalimukohu [makua-o-ka-limu-kohu].  n. a seaweed. lit., parent of the limu kohu.

manaiea [manai·ea·].  same as manauea, a seaweed.

manaiea [ma-nai-e-a].  s. A species of sea moss. SEE manauea.

manamanaʻula [mana·manaʻula].  n. a kind of seaweed. lit., red-branching.

manauea₁, manauwea [manau·ea].  n. a small red seaweed (Gracilaria coronopifolia), with stiff, cylindrical, succulent stem and branches, a good alga for making food gels (KL. line 53) . The term may be qualified by pala kea, pehu, or puakea. Rarely manaiea; often called "short ogo" and "long ogo" (Japanese, dialectal). Ogo or long ogo is G. bursa-pastoris.

māneʻoneʻo₂ [mā·neʻo·neʻo].  n. an edible seaweed, Laurencia nidifica.

maneoneo [ma-ne-o-ne-o].  s. A species of sea-grass.

māwaewae₂ [mā·wae·wae].  n. a seaweed.

māwaewae kilihune [mā·wae·wae kili·hune].  n. the name of a seaweed.

mokulia [moku·lia].  pas/imp. of moku, to cut

Pau ka limu i ka mokuliaall the seaweed is broken off (Kep. 105)

mokulia [mo-ku-li-a].  adj. Passive of moku, l inserted. Divided; broken up. See moku-hia.

moʻopunaakalīpoa [moʻo·puna-a-ka-lī·poa].  n. a fine red seaweed (Griffithsia sp.), consisting of branching hairlike tufts; edible. Common in Kaʻū and Kona, Hawaii. lit., grandchild of the līpoa. also aupūpū.
 

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nahawele₂ [naha·wele].  same as hulu ʻīlio, (Chaetomorpha antennina), a seaweed.

naio₄.  n. name of a seaweed.

nakeke₂.  n. a brown seaweed (Hydroclathrus clathratus), resembling pūhā and closely related to it, but the surface pierced with holes of different sizes; not eaten.

nanea₃.  n. a seaweed (Hypnea nidifica).

nanoʻo.  n. a dark-red or purple seaweed, said to be same as nanea.

nanue₂.  n. an edible seaweed.

nanue [na-nu-e].  s. A species of sea-weed; also a species of fish.

nē₃.  n. a seaweed. (KL. line 101)

nei₂.  same as kōʻeleʻele, a seaweed according to (Reed 116), same as limu uaua loli.

nenue₂, nenuwe.  n. var. of nanue, seaweed.

nīoi līpoa [nī·oi līpoa].  n. a small variety of hot chili pepper. lit., seaweed nīoi.

nuʻa₂.  n. a kind of seaweed.

-nunu.  cf. līpeʻe, same as līpeʻepeʻe, some native species of a genus of edible red seaweeds...

hoʻonunua seaweed (Laurencia obtusa var. racemosa)
 

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ʻoe₃.  idiom. much, indeed (sometimes following nō or connecting enumerations).

I laila nō ʻoe, pau ka hoihoi.No more fun there at all.

Ua nui ka mea ʻai, ʻo ka puaʻa ʻoe, ʻo ka lūʻau ʻoe, ʻo ka limu ʻoe.There was much food, pork, taro greens, and seaweed.

ʻōhelo huihui [ʻō·helo hui·hui].  n. name of a seaweed.

ʻōhiʻohiʻo₂ [ʻō·hiʻo·hiʻo].  n. a seaweed.

ʻōhua līpoa [ʻō·hua lī·poa].  n. young fish feeding on līpoa, a seaweed.

ohualipoa [o-hu-a-li-po-a].  s. A species of small fish.

ʻōhune₄ [ʻō·hune].  n. a kind of seaweed.

ʻōkala₅ [ʻō·kala].  n. a rather small red seaweed (Galaxaura rugosa), regularly and densely branching, the branches hollow and marked with rings; not edible. also pākalakala (Galaxaura spp.)

ʻōmaʻomaʻo₂ [ʻō·maʻo·maʻo].  n. name of a seaweed.

ʻōmaʻomaʻo mae wale [ʻō·maʻo·maʻo mae wale].  n. name of a seaweed. lit., seaweed that wilts easily.

oneone₂ [one·one].  n. name of a seaweed.

ʻoʻoi₂.  n. an inedible seaweed. Also called popohe makaliʻi.

ʻoʻolu₁.  n. two edible, fragile, red seaweeds (Champia sp. and Chondria tenuissima). They melt in fresh water, hence must be cleaned in sea water.

ʻopiʻopi₂.  n. a seaweed.
 

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paʻakai₃ [paʻa·kai].  same as līpaʻakai, a seaweed.

pahapaha wai [paha·paha wai].  n. a sea lettuce (Ulva sp.) with narrow frond. Found where sea and fresh water meet.

paheʻe₅.  same as pāheʻeheʻe, seaweed.

pāheʻeheʻe₂ [pā·heʻe·heʻe].  n. a green cushion-shaped solid seaweed (Porphyra sp., formerly Dictyosphaeria). also līpaheʻe, līpāheʻeheʻe, līpāhoe, paheʻe.

pakaiea₁ [pakai·ea].  n. same as līpahapaha, sea lettuce. Hawaiʻi.

pakaiea [pa-kai-e-a].  s. A species of sea-weed.

pakaiea₂ [pakai·ea].  n. same as halāliʻi, a variety of sugar cane; named for the seaweed.

pākaikai₃ [pā·kai·kai].  same as pakaiea₁, ₂, ₃, ₄, ₅, seaweed; sugarcane; taro; wind; wave...

pākalakala₃ [pā·kala·kala].  n. a coarse, nonedible seaweed (Galaxaura spp.) cf. kaunoʻa, ʻōkala, pākolekole, pilikoʻa.

pakeleawaʻa [pakele-a-waʻa].  n. an edible seaweed. also huluhulu waena.

pakelo₃.  n. a seaweed.

pakēpakē₂ [pakē·pakē].  n. a seaweed. also pakūpakū.

pākolekole₁ [pā·kole·kole].  same as pākalakala, a seaweed.

pakūpakū₂ [pakū·pakū].  n. a seaweed. also pakēpakē.

pala₁₀.  n. seaweeds or scum.

pālahalaha₂, pālālā [pā·laha·laha].  same as līpahapaha, a seaweed (sometimes shortened to pālālā.)

palahalaha [pa-la-ha-la-ha].  A species of the limu. See limu.

palaʻō.  same as līpālāwai, fresh-water algae.

pala pōhaku [pala pō·haku].  n. a kind of fine, slippery brown alga forming a thin layer on stones in ocean pools. Eaten by small fish but not by people. lit., rock slime.

palapohaku [pa-la-po-ha-ku].  adj. Small; feebly running, as a small stream of water; he wahi wai palapohaku.

pala ʻula.  n. a seaweed.

pālāwai [pā·lā·wai].  same as limu kala wai, pond-scums.

palawai [pa-la-wai].  s. A species of limu or sea-grass. He wahi wai e palapohaku.

palewāwae₂ [pale·wā·wae].  small, fan-shaped brown seaweeds (two species of Padina [P. commersonii, light-brown, and P. vickersiae, larger, darker-brown]), common on the reef, each fan more or less split and curled. Not eaten.

paninikū [panini·kū].  n. the name of a seaweed.

pānohonoho₂ [pā·noho·noho].  n. a seaweed.

pānoʻonoʻo₃ [pā·noʻo·noʻo].  n. a seaweed.

pāpaʻakea₂ [pā·paʻa·kea].  n. a seaweed (Liagora valida), related to puakī.

pāpahapaha [pā·paha·paha].  n. an edible seaweed, Ulva fasciata. Also līpahapaha, pahapaha, pālahalaha, pakaiea. For other variants, see līpahapaha.

pāpaʻi limu [pā·paʻi limu].  n. a species of crab, probably Simocarcinus simplex. lit., seaweed crab.

pāpaʻi līpoa [pā·paʻi lī·poa].  same as pāpaʻi limu; lit., līpoa (seaweed) crab.

pāʻūohiʻiaka₂ [pāʻū-o-hiʻi·aka].  n. a kind of red seaweed with wide, thin thallus. Perhaps same as limu hāʻula.

pāʻūohiʻiaka₃ [pāʻū-o-hiʻi·aka].  n. same as lepeohina, a seaweed.

pāwai [pā·wai].  same as limu kala wai, pond scums.

peʻepeʻe₂ [peʻe·peʻe].  same as līpeʻepeʻe, a seaweed Maui.

peepee [pee-pee].  s. A kind of sea moss.

pehu₃.  n. a kind of seaweed. [(??) PPN *pesu, ??: *pe(f,s)u (problematic)]

pepeohina.  same as lepeohina, a seaweed.

pīlali₃ [pī·lali].  n. a seaweed.

pilikoʻa₃ [pili·koʻa].  a stiff kind of pākalakala, a seaweed (Galaxaura lapidescens).

pilipilikoʻa [pili·pili·koʻa·].  same as pilikoʻa₃, a stiff kind of pākalakala, a seaweed...

pīpīlani [pī·pī·lani].  n. some kinds of green seaweeds (species of Enteromorpha). Maui. also ʻeleʻele.

pohā₃.  same as pohāpohā, a seaweed.

pohāpohā₃ [pohā·pohā].  n. a non-edible, green seaweed (Dictyosphaeria cavernosa), small, round, hollow, that bursts with a pop when stepped on. also līpohāpohā, pohā.

popohe makaliʻi [popohe maka·liʻi].  same as ʻoʻoi, a seaweed.

pōpōlimu [pō·pōlimu].  n. ball of seaweed, cleaned and salted, as sold for food.

puakala₁ [pua·kala].  v. to assume the appearance of kala seaweed, said of octopus in the sea.

puakī₃ [pua·kī].  n. a red seaweed (Liagora decussata), somewhat calcified but flexible, branched; not edible; related to pāpaʻakea.

puapuahi [pua·puahi].  redup. of puahi₁, ₂.

Puapuahi ka pahapaha a Polihale.Gray is the seaweed of Polihale.

pūhā₅ [pū·hā].  n. a brown seaweed (Colpomenia sinuosa), cushion-shaped, hollow, surface smooth and uneven; not eaten. cf. nakeke. [(CK) PPN *puufaa, an edible herb (problematic)]

pūhuluhulu₂ [pū·hulu·hulu].  same as hulu ʻīlio₁, ₂, a fine, red seaweed...; fine, branching, edible brown seaweeds...

pūkoʻakoʻa₂ [pū·koʻa·koʻa].  n. a somewhat calcified green seaweed (Halimeda sp.), erect but not stiff, about 10 cm high, branching and spreading in fan shape, with round to triangular, flattened joints. Used medicinally, pounded up with laukahi (Plantago) and applied as a poultice to boils. The name may be qualified by the terms lau liʻi and lau nui.

pūʻula.  a seaweed. (And.)
 

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Uaakalīpoa [ua-a-ka-lī·poa].  n. name of a fine, cold rain. lit., rain by the līpoa seaweed.

ʻuku limu.  n. sand hopper, an amphipod. lit., seaweed bug.

ʻunoko.  same as kōʻeleʻele, seaweeds Hawaiʻi.
 

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wakame.  n. wakame (若布), an edible Japanese seaweed (Undaria pinnatifida). Japn..

wāwahiwaʻa₂ [wā·wahi·waʻa].  same as kaupau, a seaweed.

weluwelu₂ [welu·welu].  same as kāwelu, a seaweed.