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ʻAʻa₄.  same as Maʻaʻa, a wind.

aa [a-a].  s. Name of a sea breeze at Lahaina and some other places on the islands.

ʻaʻaiaanilā [ʻaʻaia·ani·lā].  vs. weathered; weathering. lit., eroded by weather.

ʻAʻala₂.  n. winds.

ʻAʻala Honua.  n. name of a wind accompanied by rain associated with Hilo. lit., earth fragrance.

Ke honi maila kō Hilo pali kū kū ka makani he ʻAʻala Honua kiʻi ua.Those of Hilo with its sheer precipices inhale as the rain-bringing Earth-Fragrance wind blows.

ʻAʻala Loloa.  n. wind name.

aau [a-au].  A slight ripple on the surface of calm water by a light breeze.

Aʻe₂.  n. northeast tradewind. cf. Aʻe Loa, Moaʻe, naʻe.

ae [a-e].  s. Name of an east wind.

Aʻe Loa.  n. name for the trade wind. see ex., kiʻekiʻe. cf. Aʻe₂, Moaʻe, welo₁.

aeloa [ae-lo-a].  s. The north-east trade wind on the ocean; same as moae.

ahe.  nvi. breeze; to blow or breathe gently. waft; softly blowing.

Ke ahe makani Puʻulena.The gently wafting Puʻulena breeze.

ahe [a-he].  s. Anything light, gentle or soft, as a light breeze, ke ahe makani puulena. Laieik. 34. Ahe koolauwahine, he makani aheahe ka makani. s. A wind; a slight breeze.

āhea₁ [ā·hea].  pas/imp. of ahe, breeze, blow gently...

Lohe lau āhea.Hearing of the many breezes [rumor].

aheahe₁ [ahe·ahe].  redup. of ahe, breeze; to blow or breathe gently...; soft, gentle in sound. [(NP) PPN *afe, stir, as a light body in the wind]

He kamumu o ke aheahe mālie.Rustle of the gentle breeze, sound of quiet whispers.

Pā mai ka makani aheahe.The gentle wind blows.

aheahe [ahe·ahe].  n. gentle breeze; dust raised and small branches move, in meteorology. see makani.

aheahe [a-he-a-he].  s. See ahe. A light gentle breeze. A faint diminishing sound; he kamumu o ke aheahe malie, a sound of a still, small voice. 1 Nal. 19:12. Aheahe ka makani ma Pu; aheahe mai ke kaiaulu o Waianae.

ahekolo [a-he-ko-lo].  s. Ahe and kolo, to creep. A slight breeze; ahekolo ka makani, aheahe malie, a creeping, gentle wind.

ʻĀhiu₂ [ʻā·hiu].  n. name of a wind common in the mountains of Kahana, Oʻahu and by the sea.

I aloha aʻe au i ka ʻĀhiu o Kahana.I greet the Wild Wind of Kahana.

Ahiu [a-hi-u].  s. The name of a wind.

ahona.  vs. better, well, well-being, fortunate, improved; to need (aho₃ + -na).

Ahona mākou i ka ʻike ʻia e ka uka.We were fortunate to be seen by those on shore.

Hahana ka ʻāina, i ahona i ka makani.The heat of the land was relieved by the breeze.

I ahona iki nō au lā ia mau kānaka.I do have some need for these men. (Nak. 118)

Ke ahona ihola nō ia.She's a little better just now.

Pehea ʻoe? Ua ahona iki.How do you feel? A little better.

ahona [a-ho-na].  v. Ahona a kui maoli aku kela, lele liilii. Laieik. 42.

ahu a lālā kukui.  var. spelling of ʻāhua lālā kukui, kukui branches strewn about, as after a storm.

ʻāhua lālā kukui, ahu a lālā kukui [ʻā·hua lā·lā kukui].  kukui branches strewn about, as after a storm.

ahu ea.  n. air mass, as in weather. lit., mass (of) air.

ahu lāʻi, ʻahu lāʻī.  n. ti-leaf raincoat or cape.

ʻahu lāʻī.  n. var. spelling of ahu lāʻi, ti-leaf raincoat or cape.

ʻahuna.  n. coat, garment, ti-leaf raincoat.

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

ʻAikoʻo [ʻai·koʻo].  n. name of a wind at Nuʻalolo, Kauaʻi. (For. 5:95)

ʻAiloli [ʻAi-loli].  n. name of a wind at Kaupō, Maui. lit., sea cucumber food. (For. 5:101)

ʻAimaunu [ʻAi-maunu].  n. name of a wind at Hāna, Maui. lit., bait eating. (For. 5:101)

akakū ānuenue, ʻakakū ānuenue [aka·kū ā·nue·nue].  n. the phenomenon known as the Specter of the Brocken, seen at Haleakalā Crater. lit., rainbow apparition.

hoʻākakū ānuenuecaus/sim

ʻakakū ānuenue.  n. var. spelling of akakū ānuenue, the phenomenon known as the Specter of the Brocken...

akaʻula.  n. red sunset, looked upon as a sign that rain will clear. lit., red shadow.

ʻAkipohe₃ [ʻaki·pohe].  n. name of a wind of Waiheʻe, Maui.

ʻakipohe₄ [ʻaki·pohe].  vi. to center or concentrate in one place, as wind, rain. rare. 

ʻĀlaʻahonua [ʻā·laʻa-honua].  n. a strong Hilowind. lit. land-prodding.

ʻālaʻapapa₃ [ʻā·laʻa·papa].  n. long cloud formation.

Alaʻeli [Ala-ʻeli].  n. a wind of Mānoa Valley, Honolulu.

Kuʻu kāne mai nā makani anu o ka ʻāina, he Mālualua me ke Alaʻeli.My husband from the cool winds of the land, the Mālualua and the Alaʻeli.

ʻAlahonua [ʻAla-honua].  n. name of a light Hilo breeze. lit., land fragrance. Also ʻAʻalahonua.

alahonua [a-la-ho-nu-a].  s. The south-west direction from Hilo; ke ala ana i ka manawa i makemake ole ai; o ke alahonua ana mamua, aole i hiki i ka manawa.

Ala hou.  n. name of a Molokaʻi wind. (For. 5:103)

ʻalaʻi, ʻālaʻi [ʻa·laʻi].  vs. gentle, as a breeze. cf. laʻi.

ʻālaʻi.  vs. var. spelling of ʻalaʻi, gentle, as a breeze.

ala muku.  n. cut off or unfinished road, dead-end road. fig., an incomplete rainbow, rainbow fragment

ʻalaneo₁ [ʻala·neo].  nvs. clear, calm, serene, unclouded, free from impediment; clearness, calm, stillness; emptiness, nothing; desolate. (Ier. 50.3)

ʻAlaneo ka uka, ʻaʻole ao.Clear were the uplands, without clouds.

Ē Lono i ka pō laʻilaʻi, kuʻua mai ka ʻalaneo.O Lono of the clear night, let down clear skies. (Malo 183)

Hāhā nā lima i kahi e loaʻa ai, a hoʻokuʻi me ka ʻalaneo.The hands grope at places to find things and collide with nothing at all. (Kel. 136)

lulu ʻalaneorain shadow

alaneo [a-la-ne-o].  adj. Ala, path, and neo, silent. Clear; serene; unclouded, as the atmosphere on the mountains; alaneo ka uka, aole ao, clear was the upland, no clouds. Desolate; without people, as a country; alaneo kauhale, aole kanaka. Ier.50:3. See neoneo. Clear weather; no clouds. s. Name of a land breeze at Lanai, from the name of the montain.

Alaʻoli.  n. name of a Kauaʻi wind, said to bring good weather. lit., happy path. (For. 5:97)

alau.  vs. dividing, branching, as of winds and lineages.

He makani alau kō kēia wahi.The wind here in this spot divides.

alau [a-la-u].  s. Place where a wind is parted, as the east wind at Hana, Maui.

ʻaloʻalo₂.  redup. of ʻalo₂, one who follows, escorts, accompanies.

He ʻaloʻalo ua au no ke Koʻolau.I am one who follows rainfall in the Koʻolau [mountains]. (chant)

aloalo [a-lo-a-lo].  v. To go after, as a servant; to bring things; to wait on; he ai puupuu, he poi puupuu.

alo ua.  n. rainy side, as of a mountain.

Amu₃.  n. name of a Kauaʻi wind. (For. 5:97)

amuemue [a-mu-e-mu-e].  v. To feel the chilling breeze of a cold morning when the skin contracts with cold; to suffer the same from being long in the water.

ana māmā makani [ana mā·mā makani].  n. anemometer. lit., wind speed gauge.

ana mīkā ea [ana mī·kā ea].  n. barometer. lit., air pressure gauge.

ana mīkā ea kuhikuhianeroid barometer

ʻanapu.  same as ʻanapa, to shine, gleam, glitter, flash, sparkle... [(NP) PPN *kanapu, lightning]

ʻanapu wela ma ka honua meaflashing hot on the reddened earth (mele inoa for Kamehameha)

anapu [a-na-pu].  s. A flash of light. Mat. 24:27. See anapa. Hoo. To send forth lightning. Hal. 144:6. See anaanapu. To burn; scorch, as the direct rays of the sun; e wela ana ka wawae i ka la. To quiver, as the rays of the sun on black lava. s. A glimmering, as of light.

ana ua.  n.v. rain gauge; to measure rainfall.

ane₂.  n. the breath of life, passing of a breeze. cf. aneane.

ānea₅ [ā·nea].  pas/imp. of ane₂, gentle, as a breeze.

aneane [a-ne-a-ne].  To blow softly, as a light breeze or zephyr.

ani.  vt.
  • to beckon, wave; beckoning.
  • to blow softly, as a breeze;
  • to draw a net over the surface of water;
  • to pass over the surface, as a hand
  [(AN) PPN *aŋi, blow (of wind, breeze)]

hoʻānito beckon, wave, signal; to let wind

hoʻāni pākīto threaten to throw at, as a dog

ʻupena anidraw net

ani [a-ni].  v. To pass over a surface, as the hand over a table. To draw a net over the surface of the water. To beckon one with the hand; to make signs secretly to one. Ani malu ka ike ilaila I ka mauli hoaaloha wale, Aloha opa, opa he ake. To blow softly, as a gentle breeze; ke ani nei ka makani, ke ani peahi la ia Limaloa, the wind blows softly, it fans Limaloa with a fan. adj. Drawing; dragging, as a net for fish; he upena ani.

anilā [ani·lā].  n. weather. lit, air movement (during the) day. cf. aniau, climate...

anu.  vs. temperature, when weather considered cold. lit., cold. cf. mahana, mehana, wela. see kēkelē.

ʻEhia ke anu o kēia lā?How cold is it today?

ānuenue₁ [ā·nue·nue].  nvi. rainbow. [(EP) PPN *aa-nuanua, rainbow]

ānuenue kau pōnight rainbow (Wight)

E wai ānuenue ana nā wāwae o nā koa.The feet of the soldiers form a rainbow pattern [of marching soldiers in colored uniforms].

anuenue [a-nu-e-nu-e].  s. A rainbow. Kin. 9:13; Ezek. 1:28.

ao₂.  n. any kind of a cloud, including ʻōpua, but specifically, high clouds that when wind-blown scud along (kaʻa). cf:
  aokū, rain cloud, mist
  ao loa, long cloud; high or distant cloud...
  ao ʻōnohi, cloud with rainbow (ʻōnohi) colors.
  aouli, firmament, sky, blue vault of heaven.
  ʻōpua, puffy clouds, as banked up near the horizon
  pālāmoa, pāpalamoa, thick, dense, as clouds
  puapuaʻa, plural of puaʻa₃, bank of clouds...
  [(OC) PPN *ʻao, cloud]

ao kai lilo a Kānea cloud over the distant sea of Kāne [away out, where only cloud and sea are seen]

Nā ao ʻeleʻele, maluna aʻe o nā ao polohiwa i mau ao uli, a me nā pūnohu huna one, i mau ao ua.Black clouds above the solid black clouds to dark clouds, and small sandlike rising clouds to rain clouds. (Kep. 175)

ao.  n. cloud, general term. see lālahilewa, loa, ʻōpua.

hōkelo aocloud chamber, i.e. a scientific device which detects nuclear particles through the formation of cloud tracks.

ao [a-o].  s. A cloud. Puk. 14:19. Ao pouli, a dark cloud. Puk. 14:20. Na mea nana i ke ao. observers of clouds. Kanl. 18:14.

ʻAoa₅.  n. name of a sea breeze associated with Honolulu and elsewhere. Also ʻAoʻaoa or Ulumano.

ao akua.  n. godly cloud. fig., rainbow.

ʻAoa Laenihi [ʻaoa lae·nihi].  n. a rainy wind at Niʻihau, said to be so-called because it creeps (nihi).

ʻAoʻaoa₂.  same as ʻAoa₅, a sea breeze.

aoaoa [a-oa-oa].  s. Name of a pleasant seabreeze at Honolulu; he paa o aoaoa lani.

aokū [ao·kū].  n. rain cloud, mist.

Aoku [ao-ku].  s. The name of a rain; he ua aoku.

ao loa.  n. long cloud; high or distant cloud; stratus cloud along the horizon. fig., a distinguished person.

aoloa [ao-loa].  s. Ao, cloud, and loa, long. A comparison of clouds, as high and low; applied also to men, as more or less honorable; o Ku ke aoloa, o Ku ke aopoko, Ku is the long cloud, Ku is the short cloud. See aopoko.

ao ʻōnohi [ao ʻō·nohi].  n. cloud with rainbow (ʻōnohi) colors.

aoonohi [a-o-o-no-hi].  s. He aoonohi ulaula; an expression signifying that a storm is near.

ao ʻōpua.  n. cumulus cloud (HE)

ʻāpaʻa₁ [ʻā·paʻa].  nvs. arid, dry; dry area, clod of dirt. PPN *pakaka.

Pili hoʻōla ka ua i ka ʻāpaʻa.Akin to a healer is the rain to the arid plains.

ʻĀpaʻapaʻa₁ [ʻā·paʻa·paʻa].  n. name of a strong wind associated with Kohala, Hawaiʻi.

Apaapaa [a-paa-paa].  s. Name of a wind at Kohala.

ʻapi₅.  n. a decoy stick basket with a wide opening; it was baited, and after the fish were accustomed to coming for food, a trap was substituted.

ke ao ʻōʻō, ke ʻapi waithe sharp-pointed cloud, the water basket (a cloud full of rain] (FS 201)

ʻapoa.  pas/imp. of ʻapo₁, to catch, grasp, grab, hug, seize and retain, catch, acceptance, admission. fig., to perceive, understand...

Ua ʻapoa e ka ua nahua o nā pali.Caught by the pelting rain of the cliffs.

ʻĀpuakea [ʻā·pua-kea].  n. rain name associated with Koʻolau Poko, Oʻahu, said to be named for a beautiful woman, ʻĀpuakea, changed to rain by the goddess Hiʻiaka. See song, (EM 60,61) .

au₅.  n. weather. see ex. Koʻolau₁.

wānana i ke au o ka manawaforecast of weather

au makani kikī.  n. jet stream. lit., swift wind current.

ʻawa₃.  n. cold mountain rain, fog, mist; to rain or mist. fig., tragic misfortune or ordeal; in (PH) this word is preceded by ke and may refer to volcanic eruption:

ʻO ka uahi noe lehua, ʻo ke ʻawa nui i ka mauna.The lehua mist smoke, the great outburst on the mountain. (PH 205)

Uwē au, puni ʻā i ke ʻawa.I weep, surrounded by lava in the downpour. (PH 193)

awa [a-wa].  s. Fine rain; mist; he ua awa, ma ka mauna ia ua.

ʻawaʻawa₂.  redup. of ʻawa₃, cold mountain rain, fog, mist; to rain or mist...

Pō Puna i ka ua a ka ʻawaʻawa.Puna is darkened in the bitterly cold rain. (FS 225)

awaawa [a-wa-a-wa].  s. A mist; a spray. See awa above.

awaikū [awai·kū].  n. good spirits, as the messengers of Kāne, who guarded people from evil ghosts and managed the rain, winds, and weather. (Malo 104)
 

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ea₂.  n.
  • life, spirit (Isa. 42.5) .
  • air, breeze,
  • breath, respiration,
  • vapor, gas; fumes, as of tobacco;
This ea, as well as ea₁,₃,₄, is sometimes pronounced or sung ʻea. cf. eamāmā, eaolamāmā.

He palupalu lākou, he ea hele wale aku.They were flesh, a wind that passes away. (Hal. 78.39)

hoʻopuka eaexhaust fumes

kaha eato deprive of rights of livelihood

Kāʻili ʻia aku ke ea o ʻAberahama.Abraham gave up the ghost; lit., the breath of life was snatched away. (Kin. 25.8)

Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.The life of the land is preserved in righteousness. (ON 2829 motto of Hawaiʻi)

wai eaaerated waters

ea.  n. fume. also ea puka.

ana mīkā eabarometer

āohiohi eaair resistance, i.e. the force of air against a moving object

pōhaku puka eaair stone, i.e. the porous rock in an aquarium that creates tiny bubbles at the surface of the water to facilitate the exchange of gases

pūnuku ea makegas mask, as used during World War II

ea [e-a].  s. Takes ke for its article. Spirit; vital breath; the breath of life. Life itself; oiai ke ea, while life lasts. The natural breath of life. 1 Tes. 2:8. E kaili aku ke ea, to die. Kin. 25:8. The breath of man or beast. Kekah. 3:21. Nani ka lokomaikai o ke Akua I kona haawi ana mai i ke ea o ke kanaka. Hal. 78:39. SYN. with hanu. Isa. 42:5. He makani ku malie, oia ka makani e hanu ai kakou, the breathable air.

ʻeʻa₁.  nvs. dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray (ʻeʻa and ʻea₄ are probably interchanged at times).

kōwelo ʻeʻadust streamer

Kū ka ʻeʻa i ke kula.The dust cloud rose over the plain.

ʻŌkaʻi ka ʻeʻa, ʻōkaʻi huakaʻi ʻula.A marching cloud of dust, a red procession on the march [warriors with feather cloaks].

ea [e-a].  s. Ku ka ea o Lahainaluna i ka lepo; dust raised by the wind, but not a whirlwind.

ʻeʻaʻeʻa.  redup. of ʻeʻa₁, dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray...; dust; dusty; obscure, darkened, cloudy, shady; to cloud, overshadow (sometimes confused with eaea and ʻeaʻea).

ʻEʻeka.  same as ʻEka₂, a wind.

ʻeʻelekoa [ʻeʻele·koa].  vs. stormy.

Kū ʻia ka malama ʻeʻelekoa.Weathered the stormy month [to have endured hardships].

ʻeʻelekū [ʻeʻele·kū].  redup. of ʻelekū₃, entirely black, coal-black... blackened or darkened, as leaves or fruit due to maturity or to pelting by storms; dark, gloomy, as clouds.

Ma ia malama o Nana, ua pau ka ʻeʻelekū o ka lau o nā lāʻau i ka noke a ka ua ma nā lā o ka hoʻoilo.In this month of Nana, the dark bruising of the leaves of trees by the pelting of the rains of the days of winter has ceased. (Kep. 89)

Ma ia malama ua ʻeʻelekū ka lani i nā ao ua … a ua ʻeʻelekū hoʻi nā lau o nā lāʻau a me nā mea ulu i ke oʻo.In this month the sky is dark with rain clouds … and the leaves of trees and growing things are dark with maturity. (Kep. 93)

ʻeʻelo₁.  redup. of ʻelo, wet, soggy... drenched, soaked.

hōʻeʻeloto wet, drench, soak; tearfully sulky, as a crying child

ua hōʻeʻelodrenching rain

ʻEʻelokoa [ʻEʻelo-koa].  name of a storm from the northeast of Waimea, Hawaiʻi. (And.)

eelokoa [e-e-lo-ko-a].  s. A storm at Waimea from the north-east.

ʻehu₁.  n. spray, foam, mist. (Many older people say ehu for ʻehu₁,₂,₃,₄, which is probably the older form; note lack of glottal stops in such forms as ehuehu, ʻehuehu, kaiehu, kēhu, kuehu, luehu, puehu.)

ʻehu moifoam of sea where moi fish are found

He moi ka iʻa, ehu ka lani.Moi the fish, misty the sky. [of easy victory].

I ka ʻehu nō o ka lāʻau.In the spray of the war club [of a swift or terrible blow].

ka ʻehu kēhauthe dew spray (Kel. 48)

Kū ka ʻehu.To send spray flying [to lose one's temper].

Na ke kea ka ʻai, kū ka ʻehu o nā waʻa liʻiliʻi i ke keiki o Kuaihelanithe white [pebble] wins, the child of Kuaihelani stirs the spray of small canoes [an old kōnane game chant] (For. 4:57)

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

ehuehu₁ [ehu·ehu].  nvs. animation varying from fury and storm to power and majesty; violent, furious, powerful, animated; violence, fury, anger, majesty, animation.

Ā ka laʻi a ʻEhu lā, ehuehu ʻoe ē ka lani lā.And the calm of ʻEhu, you, o chief, appeared with majesty. (song for Kalākaua)

Kū ana ʻo Mauna Loa, kuahiwi ʻalo ehuehu.Stands Mauna Loa, hill resisting storms. (song)

Waiho kāhela i ka laʻi ā ahiahi ehuehu mai.Lying stretched out in the calm until at evening full of animation. (ON 2908)

ehuehu [e-hu-e-hu].  s. A strong wind blowing severely; aka huhumanu ehuehu ka makani, inoino lepolepo ka moana; hakukai ka ale o ka moana i ka ehuehu o ka makani. Darkness arising from dust, fog or vapor. adv. Angrily; furiously; in a raging manner, as the wind. See ehu. Ku ehuehu, huhu, inaina.

ʻEhukai [ʻEhu-kai].  n. name of a wind of Hālawa, Molokaʻi. (For. 5:103)

ʻehu kakahiaka [ʻehu kaka·hiaka].  n. the dust of morning. fig., dawn, youth, a shower that clears quickly.

ehukakahiaka [e-hu-ka-ka-hi-a-ka].  s. LIT. The red of the morning; an epithet of youth. See ehuahiahi.

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

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

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

eka [e-ka].  Name of a sea breeze at Kona.

ʻEkeʻeke₄.  n. name of a wind of the island of Kaʻula. (For. 5:99)

ʻEkeloa [ʻeke·loa].  n. wind name. see ʻOluʻekeloahoʻokaʻamoena.

ʻēlau₂ [ʻē·lau].  n. wisp of breeze.

elau [e-lau].  The commencement of a breeze of wind.

ʻeleua₁ [ʻeleua·].  n. darkness of rain or rain clouds.

ʻeli ua.  v. to dig a trench so that rain water will run off. (FS 211)

ʻeloʻelo.  redup. of ʻelo, very wet, drenched.

ʻEloʻelo i ka wai o Kūlanihākoʻi.Drenched by the water of Kūlanihākoʻi. [soaked by a heavy rain] (ON 342)

hōʻeloʻelocaus/sim

ka ua hōʻeloʻeloa drenching rain

eloelo [e-lo-e-lo].  adj. Very wet. See elo. Ua pulu eloelo wale ko lakou aahu i ka waimaka, their robes were soaked soft with their tears. v. To moisten; to make wet; o Kaelo keia malama, ke eloelo nei na huihui i ke kai, o Kaelo ia ke eloelo nei i ka ua.

ʻena₄.  n. opening in the clouds said to be like the jaw of the aʻu swordfish and a sign of rain. (Malo text, chapter 6, section 6)

ʻena makani₁.  n. stormy wind.

Mahina ʻino kēia, ke kau nei ka ʻena makani.This is a stormy month that wind furies come.

ʻena makani.  n. gale, stormy wind; whole trees in motion and inconvenienee felt in walking against the wind, in meteorology. see makani.

ʻeu₂.  vi.
  • to crawl along;
  • to rise, rising.
  PPN *keu.

ka ʻeu o ka noethe rising of the mist

eu.  v. To rise up, as one who has been sitting. To ascend from an humble to an exalted situation. To excite or stir up one to do a thing 1 Nal 21:15. O aku la o Poki ia Kalaiwahi, eu, hoi kaua ma Oahu, Poki said to Kalaiwahi, come on (up,) let us two return to Oahu. Hoo. To collect; to call out, as a company of soldiers on an emergency; to excite to tears; ia manawa, e hoeu ana ke aloha, e hoolale ana i na wai maka. The root, eu. is often doubled, giving intensity; as, hooeueu, to excite, stir up, rouse to action. See eheu. s. A rising up to do something; aole ana eu ae, he did not get up, i. e., did not exert himself. v. To live; to crawl here and there, as worms in a putrid, dead body; eu ka ilo, apuupuu ka ili, eu ka nalo, eu ka naio, eu mai ka opae; e nee, e kolo paha.
 

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haʻanipo [haʻa·nipo].  var. of hoʻonipo.

Na ka ua Kuahine o Waʻahila e noho haʻanipo lā i ka wao.By the Kuahine rain of Waʻahila [Mānoa, Oʻahu] that dwells in love with the uplands. (chant)

Hāʻao₂.  n. name of a rain at ʻAuʻaulele, Kaʻū and at Nuʻuanu, Oʻahu, so called because its showers follow one another like members of a chief's retinue.

haao [ha-ao].  adj. Driving, as rain with wind; epithet of a rain of Auaulele; ua haao. Kuu haku i ka ua haao—e— My lord in the driving rain. Ka lele la ka ua mauka o Auaulele; The rain flies quickly upland of Auaulele. Lele ka ua, lele pu no me ka makani. The rain flies,—flies with the wind.

hāʻea.  rare var. of kahaʻea, clouds.

haehae₂ [hae·hae].  redup. of hae₁, wild, fierce, rage...

hoʻohaehaecaus/sim.; to drive into a fury; to decoy uhu fish by tying an uhu to a line; to tease

Ka ʻiwa hoʻohaehae nāulu.An ʻiwa, frigate bird, teases the showers [an attractive person provokes envy].

hahana [ha-ha-na].  adj. Very warm, as the heat of the sun, the weather, or the effect of labor.

haili₁.  same as haliʻa, sudden remembrance...

haili moepremonition, as in a dream

haili ʻōpuaa cloud bank that recalls to mind

hoʻohaili₁to cause, produce a recollection or premonition; to challenge (Nak. 12)

Ke kau mai nei ka haili aloha.The loving memory returns. (FS 41)

haili [ha-i-li].  The impression of something fondly remembered; halialia wale mai no ke aloha, hoanoano wale mai no me he haili la e kau iho ana maluna, love brought the fond remembrance, it brought solemnity as if a spirit rested on him; lele ke aka o ka manao, leleiaka i ka lani; lele ae la ka haili o ka ia nui iluna.

haʻiʻōuli.  n.v. var. spelling of haʻi ʻōuli, to tell omens, prognosticate, as by observing clouds; soothsayer.

haʻi ʻōuli, haʻiʻōuli [haʻi ʻō·uli].  n.v. to tell omens, prognosticate, as by observing clouds; soothsayer.

nā mea haʻi ʻōuli ma ka malamathe monthly prognosticators (Isa. 47.13)

haiouli [hai-o-u-li].  v. Hai, to declare, and ouli, the sky. To prognosticate; to declare future events from observing the heavens. s. A prognostication from observing the sky. Isa. 47:13. Kindred with kilolani and kilokilo hoku.

hakaʻano₁.  n. breach, as in mist. rare. 

Hakaʻano₂.  wind associated with Hālawa, Molokaʻi.

hakahakaea [haka·haka·ea].  n. rainbow with much green color. rare. 

hākaʻi [hā·kaʻi].  probably similar to kaʻi₁, to lead, direct, lift up and carry; to walk or step in a row or procession...; to move along, as rain.

hākaʻi lua nei i ke anu o Waiʻaleʻaleventuring again into the cold of Waiʻaleʻale (For. 5:705)

haka ʻula a Kāne.  n. poetic name for the rainbow. lit., red perch of Kāne.

hākuma₂ [hā·kuma].  vs. dark, thick, as clouds. fig., intense, as love. cf. mākuma. [(CE) PPN *faatuma, dark, of a clouded sky]

hakuma [ha-ku-ma].  s. A thick cloud; one threatening a storm.

hālalo₁ [hā·lalo].  vt. to place under, lift up from beneath; to give an enema, douche.

Kau lī lua i ke anu Waiʻaleʻale, he maka hālalo ka lehua maka noe.The keen chill of the cold of Waiʻaleʻale settles, centers of lehua blossoms are overturned, misty centers. (UL 105)

halalo [ha-la-lo].  v. Ha and lalo, downward. To take hold of with the arms under, as in taking up a child or anything else. v. To administer an injection. See hahano.

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

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

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

Halemauʻu [Hale-mauʻu].  n. name of a Hāna wind. lit., grass house.

hale o Lono.  n. house where prayers to Lono were offered, as for rain and good crops; on all the islands heiau were so named. see (PN 38) .

hāliʻi pili [hā·liʻi pili].  n.v. to spread over pili grass, said poetically of a rain shower.

haliipili [ha-lii-pi-li].  v. To spread over a region, as a shower, like the spreading of a mat; haliipili i ke kula o Lele, the shower extends over the plain of Lahaina.

hālō [hā·lō].  vt. to peer, as with the hands shading the eyes; to peep. [PPN *faaloo, stretch (the body), extend (arm), crane, peer to see better]

he ao hālōa peering cloud (Malo 146)

halo [ha-lo].  v. To turn; to look; to look at; a halo aku la au mahope; to sweep round. To look out; to peep; to look slily or shy.

hanaʻiʻo.  vs.
  • serious about what one does;
  • to consummate, as a love affair.
  lit., to do truly.

Hanaʻiʻo ka ua iā Kohala.Rain really poured at Kohala. (song)

Mai kolohe aku ʻoe i kā ke aliʻi, o hanaʻiʻo mai auaneʻi.Don't tamper with the chief's [things], or [he] will do something drastic.

hanini.  vi.
  • to overflow, spill, pour out, slop over;
  • to pour down, as rain;
  • to disappear.
  (Isa. 45.8)

hoʻohaninito overflow, etc.; to cause an overflow

Hoʻohanini i Mānā ka wai ʻōpua.The water of the cloud banks pours down at Mānā.

Ua hanini anei kō lākou akamai?Is their wisdom vanished? (Ier. 49.7)

hanini [ha-ni-ni].  v. See nini and ninini. To overflow; to run out, as water from a vessel full of liquid; to spill. To pour out, as water. 2 Sam. 14:14, To pour down, as a powerful rain. Isa. 45:8. To be gone; to disappear. Ier. 49:7.

hao₄.  vt.
  • to come with force, as wind or rain;
  • to do with force and energy.
  see ex. paʻihi.

hao mai i ka puʻupuʻudeliver a blow of the fist

Hao mai ka makani, kuakea ka moana; hao mai ke kai, kū ke koʻa i uka.The wind blows, the sea is white with foam; the sea rises and coral is washed ashore [anger]. (ON 478)

Hao mai nā koa ʻAmelika.On come the American soldiers.

Hao maila ka mana.Power was in full force. (FS 265)

hao waleto strike at random; violent

hoʻohaocaus/sim

Ke hoʻohao nei ke ahe makani.The wafted breeze comes with force.

haoʻeoʻe.  var. spelling of hāoʻeoʻe, rocky, scraggly, choppy...

hāoʻeoʻe, haoʻeoʻe [hā·oʻe·oʻe].  redup. of haoʻe, rocky, scraggly, choppy...

ʻO Panaʻewa nui, moku lehua, ʻōhiʻa kupu hāoʻeoʻe i ka ua.Great Panaʻewa, district with lehua flowers, ʻōhiʻa trees growing scraggly in the rain. (PH 32)

haoeoe [ha-oe-oe].  v. See before. To make a rushing noise, as wind upon the trees; haoeoe ka ohia, he ua nui ino Kaeleawaawa, loli i ka ua e, the ohia trees give a sound, Kaeleawaawa is in a great storm, it bends to the great rain. adj. Uneven, as points which stick up, or as waves of the sea; haoeoe na ale o ke kai. Applied also to men running where some are before and some behind; haoeoe na kanaka e holo mai la.

hāpokopoko [hā·poko·poko].  vs. short, as a piece of wood or clouds.

Hakukoʻi uli ka lani, ʻōnoninoni ke ao, wehiwa hāpokopoko ka ʻōpua.Agitated dark the heavens, disturbed the clouds, short dark cloud patches. name song for Queen Emma

hāpuku₁ [hā·puku].  vt. to collect, gather together in haste or indiscriminately and usually for oneself.

Makapehu ke ao, ke hāpuku wale lā nō i ke koʻekoʻe.Swollen clouds collecting aimlessly in the chill.

hapuku [ha-pu-ku].  v. To gather up everything; to collect together indiscriminately good and bad; to scrape together. To be crowded together, as thoughts in the mind; pilikia iho la oloko, hapuku, hapuku mai la ka manao ana.

hāpuʻupuʻu₃ [hā·puʻu·puʻu].  same as ʻāpuʻupuʻu, lumpy, bumpy, pimply, rough, hilly, rugged...
  • rough, bumpy,
  • pimpled;
  • impediment, as of speech; to speak with an impediment;
  • obscured, as by mist.
 

hau₂.  nvs. cool, iced; ice, frost, dew, snow; a cool breeze; to blow, of a cool breeze. cf. kēhau₁, dew, mist, dewdrop... [(MP) PPN *sau, dew]

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

wai hua ʻai hauiced fruit punch

hau.  s. Name of the land breeze that blows at night; hence, any cool breeze; he hau kekahi makani mauka mai, un manao ia mai loko mai o ke kuahiwi kela makani. NOTE.—This word has several forms. It usually takes ke for its article instead of ka; but the ke is sometimes united with it, and then it becomes kehau. This however requires a new article, which would be ke, ke kehau; but this article also sometimes adheres to the noun, and thus requires a new article still; hence the different forms of the word: hau, kehau, and kekehau, all of which take corresponding articles. s. The general name of snow, ice, frost, cold dew, &c.; i hoomanawanui ai hoi kaua i ka hau huihui o ke kakahiaka, when we two also persevered in the cold frost of the morning; hau paa, hoar frost. Puk. 16:14. In the same verse hau is rendered dew; snow. Nah. 12:10.

hau kea.  n. white snow, snow.

haukea [hau-kea].  s. Hau, snow, and kea, white. The white snow; the whiteness of snow in cold countries; ka haukea o Maunakea.

hāʻule₁.  vi. to fall, drop, tumble down; dropped. cf. hina, to fall from an upright position, and hāʻule, to drop down.

E hoʻohāʻule au i ka ua maluna o ka ʻili o ka honua.I will send rain upon the earth. (1-Nal. 18.1)

hāʻule huato lay an egg

Hāʻule ka ua.The rain falls.

hāʻule lioto fall off a horse

hāʻule waleto fall prematurely, as fruit

he keiki hāʻule walea miscarriage

hoʻohāʻuleto drop, cause to fall (1-Sam. 31.4)

haule [ha-u-le].  v. To fall; to fall from a perpendicular state; to stumble; to fall down. To come upon one, as a new set of feelings; to come to or arrive at a place; to encamp; a haule lakou i Kailua. To loosen; to let go; to unfold. To become void; to lack; to fail; to be wanting; to fall dead. Hoo. To cause to fall; with ua, as rain, i. e., to cause to rain. 1 Nal. 18:1. 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.

Haunaʻīloli.  n. wind name.

Haunone [hau·none].  n. name of a cold wind.

Hauomāʻihi.  n. name of a wind associated with Kailua quadrangle, Hawaiʻi. lit., cool [wind] of Māʻihi (a wind goddess whose full name was Māʻihiʻalakapualono, fragrant sacred Māʻihi [child] of Lono).

hawewe₁.  nvi. to rumble, clatter, patter, as rain; rumbling. cf. kawewe, to clatter, as dishes; to roar, as a sudden downpour; to snap or crackle; such a roaring, clatter, crackling... (GP 78)

hawewe [ha-we-we].  v. To make a monotonous rustling sound, as one moving his feet, drumming with his fingers, &c.; nehe, neneke. See ue and ueue. s. A rustling indistinct sound; a slight rumbling sound.

hea₂.  vs. misty, clouded, smoky, obscure. cf. Kona Hea.

Heʻenehu [Heʻe-nehu].  n. name of a misty rain observed off the coast of Hilo when nehu fish are running.

heha.  nvs. lazy, indolent, drowsy; weariness following sexual gratification.

He hoʻopunipuni mau kō Kerete … ʻōpū heha.The Cretans always lie and are … slow bellies. (Tito 1.12)

Heha Waipiʻo i ka noe.Waipiʻo is drowsy in the mist.

ʻōpū hehaindolent character

heha [he-ha].  adj. Lazy; indolent; slow in work; opu heha. Tit. 1:12. Translated slow bellies. SYN. with ulana. Molowa i ka hana, manaka.

Hehipuahala [Hehi-pua-hala].  n. rain name associated with Poʻo-kū, Kauaʻi. lit., stepping upon pandanus flowers.

heiau hoʻoulu ua [hei·au hoʻo·ulu ua].  heiau where offerings were made to insure rain.

heiau kālua ua [hei·au kā·lua ua].  n. heiau for stopping rain, or (less frequently) for bringing rain. One such heiau named Imukālua-ua (rain-baking oven) was in the Kaunakakai quadrangle, Molokaʻi; a land section in Puna, Hawaiʻi, also has this name. Rain in leaf packages is said to have been baked in an oven.

hekili₁.  nvi. thunder; to thunder. fig., passion, rage. see hākikili. [(NP) PPN *faitili, thunder]

hoʻohekilito cause thunder; threatening thunder storm

Hoʻohekili maila ʻo Iēhova.Jehovah thunders.

Ke hekili mai nei ke Akua nani.The God of glory thunders. (Hal. 29.3)

Kuʻi ka hekili.Thunder roars.

nā hekili o ke kuko ʻinopassions of lust

ua hekilirain consisting of big drops, so called because of the noise of their falling

hekili.  see manu hekili, thunderbird...

hekili [he-ki-li].  s. Art. ke. Puk. 9:33; Puk. 20:15. Thunder; a voice from the clouds. Anything terrible, raging, terrific; uhi paapu mai la oia i na hekili o ke kuko ino. Laieik. 196. v. To thunder. Hal. 29:3. Hoo. To cause to thunder. 2 Sam. 22:14.

hekili pāmalō, hekili pāmalo [hekili pā·malō, hekili pā·maloʻo].  n. thunder without rain.

heleleʻi, helelei [hele·leʻi, hele·lei].  nvs.
  • falling;
  • scattered, as rain, tears, grain;
  • crumbling, as the earth;
  • dilapidated;
  • to shed, as a dog's hair.
  cf. heheleleʻi. Probably PPN *felelei, a reciprocal derivative of lele.

hoʻoheleleʻito scatter, sow; to fall, as rain

I kāna lūlū ʻana, heleleʻi ihola kekahi ma kapa alanui.In his sowing, some fell by the wayside. (Mat. 13.4)

Ke hoʻoheleleʻi mai nei.It's beginning to rain.

mea heleleʻismall change [money]

helelei [he-le-lei].  v. Hele and lei, to throw away. To scatter, as any small articles; to spill, as water. To distill, as dew, i. e., to fall upon one, as music or a speech. Kanl. 32:2. To slaver with one's spittle. 1 Sam. 21:13. To scatter, i. e., to fall, as seed sown. Mat. 13:4. Hoo. To cast or throw away, &c. adj. Scattered; dropping or falling, as tears; halawai oia me kana keiki me ka waimaka helelei, she met with her son with flowing tears. Broken or crumbled, so as to separate. Ios. 9:12. Crumbling, as dirt; he lepo helelei.

-heu. 

hoʻoheu₁to bleach

Hoʻoheu₂name of a strong wind threatening to be a gale

hewahewa₂ [hewa·hewa].  vs. crazy, demented, wild, aimless. cf. kala hewahewa. PEP *(f,s)ewa.; cf. Blixen 1977; PCP *(f,s)ewa(f,s)ewa.

Kā hewahewa, he ua.Hit wildly, it's raining. [Let the fight begin.] (FS 37)

hewahewa [he-wa-he-wa].  To be deranged in mind; to be silent and unsociable through alienation of mind. Derangement of mind from sickness. Sullen silence. adj. Crazy; unsound in mind; mad. Ier. 29:26.

hewahewa [he-wa-he-wa].  v. See hewa, to be wrong. To make a mistake; to commit an error; mostly used in the causative. Hoo. To forget one's appearance or name. To mistake one person for another. s. A mistake of one person or thing for another.

hikikiʻi₁ [hiki·kiʻi].  vi. to lean back, relax.

Ua ʻia kāua e ka ua, hikikiʻi kāua i Kananā.We are rained on, let's lean back and relax at Kananā [pun on kāua, we two, and ka ua, the rain]. (ON 2792)

hikikiʻi₂ [hiki·kiʻi].  vi. to spread, as mist; to rain, especially a slanting rain.

Hikikiʻi ka noe i nā pali.The fog slants by the cliffs.

Hikipua₂ [hiki·pua].  n. wind name associated with Hālawa, Molokaʻi.

hilala.  vi. to reel, lean or tilt sideways.

hoʻohilalacaus/sim.; to cause to swing back and forth; to lean over, tilt

Ua hele ā hilala nā kia, kīkiʻi ka peʻa i ka makani.The masts lean over, the sails tilt in the breeze.

hilala [hi-la-la].  v. To bend; to crook; to bend from a straight line. See hikiwi.

hili₂.  vi. to turn aside, deviate, miss the way, wander, stray. cf. hilikau, pūhili. [PPN *fili, turn over, roll over]

hoʻohilicaus/sim.; to lead astray

Mai hili ʻiʻo paha au inā ʻaʻole kēia kamaʻāina.I might have gone quite astray had it not been for this native of the place.

mea hili i hopestraggler

ua pā hilirain blown by wind in various directions

hili [hi-li].  To deviate from the path in traveling; to wander here and there. Sol. 15:22. To miss one's way. To droop; to flag. See milo and wili. adj. Turning; wandering aside.

hinihini₂ [hini·hini].  n. a variety of land shell. See hinihini konouli, hinihini kua mauna. see ex. māpu.

Mehe leo no ka hinihini, ka pā hane i ke ahe mālielike the voice of a hinihini, blown softly by the gentle breeze. (chant)

hohola.  vi. to spread out, unfold, unfurl, as tapa, mats, clouds, wings; to extend, stretch, diffuse. cf. hola, maʻihohola, pāhola. PPN *fofola.

hohola [ho-ho-la].  v. See hola, to spread out. To unfold and spread down, as a mat; to spread out, as a kapa or garment; hohola i ke kapa. Kanl. 22:17.

hoi₁.  n. bitter yam (Dioscorea bulbifera, synonym D. sativa), a vine with cylindrical stem, heart-shaped leaves, small tuberous root, round aerial tubers. The tubers, used only in times of famine, need long washing to make them fit to eat. Called piʻoi on Kauaʻi. (HP 167), (Neal 230). see Kauluhoʻi. [PPN *soi, a wild yam (dioscorea bulbifera)]

Ua ua paha, ke ulu nei ka hoi.Perhaps it's been raining, the hoi is growing [said when someone looks happy, a play on hoi₁ and hoi₂].

hoi.  s. The name of a vine bearing a bulbous root, eaten in time of scarcity, acrid to the taste.

hōkelo [hō·kelo].  same as hōkeo₁, long gourd calabash, as used to hold food, clothing, fishing gear...

hōkelo uacontainer for catching rain

Hōliʻo₂ [hō·liʻo].  n. rain name associated with Hawaiʻi and Oʻahu.

holoholokake [holo·holo·kake].  redup. of holokake; blown, as by wind.

holoholokake [ho-lo-ho-lo-ka-ke].  adj. Ke ai holoholokakeia la e ka makani.

Holopoʻopoʻo [holo·poʻo·poʻo].  n. wind famous at Waipiʻo, Hawaiʻi. lit., running in the hollows.

holouka [holo·uka].  n. draft, air current, as in the mountains. rare. 

holouka [ho-lo-u-ka].  v. Makani uka, wind from behind; he kio, pali wauaka ma ke kua, makani holouka.

holowaʻa₁, holoaʻa [holo·waʻa, holo·aʻa].  n. trough, especially vessel in which kava was mixed; oblong box, coffin, chest, cradle; furrow, as for planting sugar cane.

holowaʻa waiho anianihandmade mirror fitted into a wooden frame, as of wiliwili wood

Kau i ka lani ka holowaʻa ua o Hilo.Placed in the heavens is the rain trough of Hilo [admiration for one of regal bearing].

hone₁.  vi.
  • sweet and soft, as music; to sound softly;
  • sweetly appealing, as perfume or a memory of love;
  • to tease, play pranks;
  • mischievous.
 

hoʻohonecaus/sim

Kani hone kēia keiki.This child keeps up a teasing cry.

Ke kani hone a ka waiolina.The sweet sound of a violin.

Na ka moani lā i hali mai, hone ana i ke kai.Brought by the moani breeze, spreading sweetly to the sea. (song)

hone [ho-ne].  v. See ne. To be saucy; to be playful; to be trickish; to tease one; to run upon. s. Mischief; a trick; teasing; he mea hookanikani o ka moku.

hoʻoholunape [hoʻo·holu·nape].  vt. blowing of the wind; palm fronds and tree branches sway, and whitecaps form on the ocean, in meteorology. see makani.

hoʻoilo₁, hoʻīlo [hoʻo·ilo].  n. winter, winter-like months, rainy, rainy season. see -ilo.

Ua hala ka hoʻoilo, ua mālie.Winter is gone, it is calm [trouble is over]. (ON 2778)

hoʻoilo [hoʻo·ilo].  n. winter. see māuikiʻikiʻi.

hooilo [hoo-i-lo].  s. The name of the rainy or wintry months, in distinction from kau, the summer season; also hoilo.

hookauahe [hoo-kau-a-he].  v. Kau and ahe, light, gentle, as a light breeze. To fly softly or gently, like a kite. s. See above. The gathering of clouds before a rain regarded as a sign of foul weather.

hoolua [hoo-lu-a].  v. See lua, two; twice. To do twice; to repeat; to do over again. Specifically, to bake over; to cook twice.

Hoʻolua₃ [hoʻo·lua].  name of a strong, north wind associated with Makaiwa, Kauaʻi; Hāna, Maui; and Hālawa, Molokaʻi. At Hālawa the name may be qualified by Iho, Kaʻi, Kele, Pehu, Wahakole see -lua₁. [(CE) PPN *faka-rua, north-east (wind)]

hoʻolua nuibig Hoʻolua wind; fig., to talk loudly and to no purpose

Hoolua [hoo-lu-a].  s. The name of the strong north wind; he ua kahi hoolua, a he ua ole kahi hoolua, some strong winds have rain, others not. The name of the rain accompanying the north wind; he ua hoolua, he ua nui no ia.

hoolua [hoo-lu-a].  adj. Strong; rough; muscular; he hoolua nui ke kuaaina, he hoopepehu.

hoolua [hoo-lu-a].  To stop up a pathway that had been common.

hua hekili.  n. var. spelling of huahekili₁, hail. lit., thunder fruit.

huahekili₁, hua hekili [hua·hekili].  n. hail. lit., thunder fruit. (Puk. 9.18)

huahekili [hu-a-he-ki-li].  s. Hua, egg, and hekili, thunder. LIT. A thunder egg. A hail stone; hail. Puk. 9:18, 22. NOTE.—It generally thunders during the hail storms on the mountains of Hawaii, hence the supposition that hail was produced by thunder.

huawaimaka [hua·wai·maka].  n. collection of dew or rain water, pool.

Huehu₁.  n. name of a strong northwesterly wind of the winter months. Also Kiu Inu Wai and Mālua Kiʻi Wai.

huhulu iʻi.  intensifier of huhulu, bristling, tousled, as feathers, fur, body hair...

Huhulu iʻi ka hulu o ka manu i ka ua kakahiaka.Tousled were the feathers of the bird in the morning rain. (chant)

huhuluii [hu-hu-lu-i-i].  v. Hulu, hair, and ii, mould like. To stand up, as the comb of a cock; to stand up, as bristles; to stand erect, as the hair on the flesh when one is wet and cold. To be wet and cold; to shiver with cold. adj. Made rough and ugly, as the hair or feathers of an animal in water.

huʻihuʻi [huʻi·huʻi].  vs. cold. see kuʻina.

kuʻina huʻihuʻicold front, as of weather

hulahula₂ [hula·hula].  rare redup. of hula₁, ₂, ₃; twitching, fluttering.

hulahula ka makathrobbing of an eyelid [considered by some a sign of rain or of coming grief]

hulahula [hu-la-hu-la].  A twitching, as of the eye; an involuntary muscular motion. v. To twitch often, as the eye; to twitch, as involuntary spasmodic motion.

Hulialopali [huli alo pali].  n. name of a wind at Lahaina, Maui. lit., turn to the face of the cliff.

hulimoku [huli·moku].  vi. to turn and rush; to pour forth, as a cloudburst; to stampede.

hulimoku [hu-li-mo-ku].  adv. Huli, to search, and moku, island. To search the island; that is, everywhere, all about, every place.

huna wai.  n. drop of water, spray, mist.

hunawai [hu-na-wai].  s. Huna and wai, water. A particle of water.
 

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Iʻaiki [Iʻa-iki].  n. name of a wind at Wailuku, Maui, at Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi (For. 5:101) , and at Hāna, Maui. lit., little fish.

Ihuanu [Ihu-anu].  n. name of a wind blowing down from the uplands of Kawela, Oʻahu. lit., cold nose.

ihuanu [i-hu-a-nu].  s. Ihu, nose, and anu, cold. Name of a wind upland of Kawela; o ka ihuanu, he makani ia no Kawela, mauka mai. Name of an odoriferous tree or shrub of that place.

ʻIkuā₂, ʻIkuwā [ʻiku·ā].  n. month of the Hawaiian year, named, according to Kepelino, for the roar of surf, thunder, and cloudbursts of this month. Pohākōʻeleʻele is a var. name: see month. (Kep. 95)

ʻO ʻIkuwā i pohā kōʻeleʻele, ʻikuwā ke kai, ʻikuwā ka hekili, ʻikuwā ka manu.ʻIkuwā is the month when dark storms arise, sea roars, thunder roars, birds roar.

Ikua [i-ku-a].  s. Ancient name of one of the months; also written Ikuwa; October.

ʻIkuwā.  n. var. spelling of ʻIkuā₂, month of the Hawaiian year...

ʻiliki₁.  nvt.
  • to strike suddenly; onset, striking,
  • pour down, as rain; downpour.

ʻIliki ke kai i ka ʻopeʻope lā, lilo.Sea strikes the bundles, gone.

Ka ʻiliki a ka ua a hana mao ʻole i ke kai a ka Hinaliʻi.Sudden downpour of rain, constant without cessation in the flood of Hinaliʻi.

iliki [i-li-ki].  v. To dash; to strike against, As a weapon of war. As rain in a storm. As water in a torrent; i ka manawa e kaua ai, iliki iho la ka pohaku me ka laau, nahoahoa ke poo; i ko laua hele ana i ka makaikai a Koolau, iliki iho ana ka ua; aole o kanamai o ka iliki ana mai a ka wai o na kahawai. s. A dashing; a striking against, &c.

ililani [ili·lani].  nvi. unexpected rain, as from a sunny sky; to rain thus.

ʻīlio₃ [ʻī·lio].  cloud (poetic, or cloud with an omen).

ʻīlio ʻehucloud with a ruddy tint

ʻO ʻīlio uli, ʻo ʻīlio mea, ʻo Kū ke ao iki, ʻo Kū ke ao loa, ʻo Kū ke ao poko.Dark dog-cloud, reddish dog-cloud, Kū the small cloud, Kū the long cloud, Kū the short cloud. See kū₁₁, the god. (PH 144)

ʻiliʻohu.  same as honohina, wild spiderflower. lit., mist skin.

-ilo. 

hoʻoilo, hoʻīlorainy, winter-like months, winter

ʻImihau [ʻImi-hau].  n. name of a stormy wind at Lahaina, Maui. lit., dew seeker.

ʻiniʻiniki₁.  vt. to pinch or nip repeatedly; tingling, as with cold.

Ka ʻiniʻiniki mālie a ke kēhau.Gentle chill [or pang] of misty rain.

iniiniki [i-ni-i-ni-ki].  v. To pinch a little; to

ʻino₄.  nvs. storm; stormy.

ʻO ka uhiwai nō ka i ʻike i ka ʻino o ka wai.The mists are those that know of storm on the water [those close by know what is going to happen].

ino [i-no].  A gale; a storm of wind and rain; he ino huhu, a horrible tempest.

ʻinoʻino₂.  nvi. stormy; storm.

inoino [i-no-i-no].  To be very tempestuous, as the sea. Iona. 1:13.

Inuwai [Inu-wai].  n. name of a sea breeze. lit., water drinking.

Hao ka Inuwai, maloʻo ka lau lāʻau.The Inuwai blows, the tree leaves wither [of pillage]. (ON 475)

Pēpē lomia e ka Inuwai.Crushed and mashed by the water-drinking wind . [as grass, but figuratively of lovers].

Ua milikaʻa ʻia e ka Inuwai.Caressed repeatedly by the Water-drinking wind.

inuwai [i-nu-wai].  s. Inu, to drink, and wai, water. Name of a sea breeze at Lehua on Kauai.

ipuolono₂ [ipu-o-Lono].  an agricultural heiau; a heiau where ceremonies seeking to obtain rain were held.

ʻiwaʻiwa₁.  n. all maidenhair ferns (Adiantum spp.), from warm regions of the world, many grown ornamentally. The stems are dark, commonly shiny, slender, wiry; the fronds' subdivisions are four-sided, oblong, or wedge-shaped. (Neal 17–9) PCP *kiwakiwa.

ʻAʻohe i ana iho koʻu makemake i nā ʻiwaʻiwa o ka ua o Hāʻao.My desire is not satisfied for the maidenhair ferns in the Hāʻao rain. (hula)

ʻiwaʻiwa [ʻiwa·ʻiwa].  n. maidenhair fern.

iwaiwa [i-wa-i-wa].  Also the name of a plant; he mea ulu e like me ka palaa, ua ulana pa ia me ka papale mauu.
 

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kaʻa₁.  vi.
  • to roll, turn, twist, wallow, wind, braid, revolve; rolling, twisting, turning,
  • sloping.
  • to scud or move along, as clouds;
  • to wield, as a club;
  [(OC) PPN *taka, revolve, to roll, to go roundabout, wander]

hoʻokaʻato cause a rolling, turning

kaʻa i ka lepoto wallow in the mud or dirt

Kaʻa ka lolo.The brain spins; dizziness; perturbation; fig., destitution, poverty.

Ke kaʻa maila ka pōhaku,.The thunder peals.

puʻu kaʻasloping, rolling hill

kaa.  v. To roll, as a wheel; e olo kaa; to travel about from place to place; often with puni. Hoo. To roll off; to remove.

kaʻa₅.  vi.
  • to manage, run, be in charge of;
  • given, as work to a person;
  • well versed, skilled
  • (used very broadly to indicate custom, nature, character, habit).
  see kaʻa hele, kaʻa kaua, kaʻa lolohi, kaʻa maʻi, kaʻa moena, kaʻa nema, kaʻa nemo. Probably PPN *taka.

Ka poʻe i kaʻa aku ka mālama ʻana i nā mea ana ua.The people charged with taking care of the rain instruments.

Ua kaʻa ka hana iāʻoe.The work has passed on to you.

kaa.  To operate; to take effect, as an emetic or cathartic.

kaʻa ka pōhaku.  thunder (EH)

kaʻalani [kaʻa·lani].  n. those about a chief; members of the royal court.

Honi nā kini i ka makani Paʻalaʻa, he hanu no ke kaʻalani ē.The multitude smell the Paʻalaʻa breeze, a breath of air for those about the chief. (chant for Kamehameha I)

kaʻalelewa [kaʻa·lelewa].  redup. and intensifier of kaʻalewa₁, ₂, to revolve...; to drift, sail off and on...

nā ao kaʻalelewafloating clouds (1-Tes. 4.17, Laie [166])

kaalelewa [kaa-le-le-wa].  s. Kaa, to roll, and lewa, to swing. Clouds which are driven or float swiftly through the air. See kaa and lewa. adj. Flying; driven with the wind.

kaʻalina [kaʻa·lina].  vt. to bruise; to pelt, as rain. cf. ʻālina.

Kāʻao₂.  n. a favorable Hālawa, Molokaʻi, wind mentioned in (For. 5:123) ; also associated with Hanamāʻulu, Kauaʻi (For. 5:97) .

kaao [ka-ao].  v. To be calm in some places while the wind blows on one side or in some parts; kaao ae la ka makani; to be smooth, as the sea in a calm, but not a dead calm; i ua po nei e kaao ana no o ianei ia makou. Laieik. 30.

kaʻapeha₁ [kaʻa·peha].  nvs.
  • large mass of clouds;
  • impressively big, large, even corpulent in a distinguished manner;
  • influential and important.

Ke Kuaʻau Kaʻapeha.Great Barrier Reef.

kaapeha [kaa-pe-ha].  The name of a large sized person—also of great influence.

Kaʻau₂.  n. a fine rain in Kohala, Hawaiʻi.

kaʻawiliwili [kaʻa·wili·wili].  see makani kaʻawiliwili, tornado...

Kaʻeʻele.  rare var. of Kaʻele₂, a wind.

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

iwi kaʻelekeel

kaʻele papadug-in poi board

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

Kaʻele₂.  n. name of a wind of Kalelewaʻa, Molokaʻi. (For. 5:101)

Kāʻeleloli [Kāʻele-loli].  n. name of a rain at Makiki, Oʻahu.

kahaʻea.  n. cumulus clouds, often colored, thought to be a sign of rain. cf. ao, ʻōpua.

Kau kahaʻea i ka hana waele; palepale nā ʻauwai o lalo.The cumulus clouds appear during the task of weeding; clean the water-courses down below.

kahaea [ka-ha-e-a].  v. See omaomao. To extend over the heavens as a cloud, variegated, black, white, blue, &c.; ua kahaea luna, ua hoopona i ka maka o ka opua. Ua omaomao ka lani, ua kahaea luna, Ua pipi ka maka o na hoku. s. A singular appearance of the sky in the morning; a sign of rain; he kahaea ia, he aouli ua ia.

kahaʻeaʻea.  redup. of kahaʻea.

I ke kau kahaʻeaʻea a ke aloha.The cumulus clouds of love are set.

kahakikī [kaha·kikī].  nvs. roaring sound, as of wind, rain, or rushing waters; to roar.

Ua lohe akula lākou i ke kahakikī a ka wai.They heard the roar of rushing water.

kahakiki [ka-ha-ki-ki].  v. To pour down violently, as rain.

kāhaʻu [kā·haʻu].  vi. to diminish, abate, lessen, as a storm or sickness.

Ua kāhaʻu ka wai o ke kahawai.The water in the stream has subsided.

Ua kāhaʻu mai ka ʻeha.The pain has grown less.

kahau [ka-hau].  v. To abate, as the wind; pehea ka makani? Ua kahau iki mai, aole ikaika: e holo kakou. To be diminished, as sickness; ua kahau iki mai kou mai, ua pale ka nui. To abate, as a stream of water; kahau ka wai, kokoke pau.

kāhiko₁ [kā·hiko].  nvi. finery, ornaments; to wear finery, dress up; to harness. (Ier. 46.4)

hoʻokāhikoto dress someone in finery to adorn, decorate, deck, trim, array; to wear fine clothes

kāhiko a ka halehouse adornments and furniture

kāhiko o ke akuaadornment of the gods [rain]

kahiko [ka-hi-ko].  v. To put on or dress in superb clothing; to put on splendid apparel for appearance sake; to be clothed splendidly. Mat. 6:29. To deck or put on ornaments, as an Eastern bride. Isa. 61:10. To adorn with royal robes, as ancient kings in their armor. Laieik. 112. To go in full armor, as a soldier equipped. Kanl. 3:18. To show honor; to dignify by honorable treatment. 1 Kor. 12:23. s. A splendid dress; the dress and ornaments, as of an Eastern bridegroom. Isa. 61:10. The priestly robes of Aaron. Puk. 29:21. Na kahiko laa, the consecrated garments. Armor; defensive weapons; military dress. Epes. 6:13. The furniture of a house, especially handsome costly furniture; e hookupu paha no ko lakou waiwai, ko lakou kahiko o ka hale.

Kaiāulu₂ [kai·ā·ulu].  n. name of a pleasant, gentle trade-wind breeze, famous in song, at Waiʻanae, Oʻahu. also Puakaiāulu.

ʻOluʻolu i ka pā a ke Kaiāulu.Cool with the touch of the Kaiāulu. (song)

kaiaulu [kai-a-u-lu].  s. Name of a strong wind off Waianae on Oahu.

kakaʻo₁.  same as kaʻokaʻo₁, high, lofty, prominent. fig., conceited...

Kakaʻo ka waha o ka ua, nahua i ka nahele.Lofty the mouth of the rain, pelting down in the forest. same as kaʻokaʻo₂, rain cloud on the point of precipitation... same as kaʻokaʻo₃, hard, arid, especially of red earth...

Kākea [kā·kea].  n. name of a stormy wind.

He Kākea ka makani kulakulaʻi kauhale o Mānoa.The Kākea wind that pushes over the houses of Mānoa [said of one who is excessively aggressive]. (ON 664)

kālaʻe₁ [kā·laʻe].  vs. clear, calm, unclouded. also kānaʻe₂.

hoʻokālaʻeto cause to clear; to become clear

kalae [ka-lae].  s. Clearness; whiteness. Puk. 24:10. A clear pure atmosphere; a calm. See lae and laelae. Laieik. 25. adj. Clear; pure; white; calm; pleasant.

Kalaʻiākea [ka-laʻi-ā·kea].  n. wind name. lit., the peace spread far. See chant, hiʻia. cf. the island Raʻiatea.

kalaʻihi.  vi.
  • hard, rigid,
  • stormy;
  • oppressive, as of either heat or cold or of an officious person who feels his importance.
 

Kalaʻihi ka lani, kūpilikiʻi ka honua.Stormy the sky, distressed the earth [an angry chief]. (ON 1421)

Kūkulu kalaʻihi ka lā i Mānā.Established [like] the sun's oppression at Mānā [of a boaster]. (ON 1908)

Lāʻau kalaʻihi ia na ke anu.It is a tree made rigid by the cold. (song)

kalaihi [ka-la-i-hi].  adj. Proud; exalted on account of one's office or nearness to a chief; ame ka leo kalaihi o na kumu.

kalakū₃ [kala·kū].  vs. chilled, shivering, bristling. fig., angry, cf. ʻōkala.

Kalakū Hilo i ka ua.Hilo is shivering in the rain.

kālewa₁.  vi.
  • to move from place to place;
  • to float or move with the wind, as clouds;
  • to swing;
  • to peddle (formerly of goods carried suspended and swinging on a carrying pole);
  • to lie off, as a ship;
  • unsettled, swinging, hanging, flying.
  [(CC) PPN *taa-rewa, flap, flutter (e.g. as a flag): *taa-rewa]

ʻaho kālewatrolling line

Kālewa mauka o Mikilua.[mist] drifting by the uplands of Mikilua. (song)

kalewa [ka-le-wa].  v. See lewa. To float; to be floating, as any substance in the air. To sail here and there on the water; to lie off and on, as a vessel. To carry a weight suspended on a pole between two persons. To be unsettled; to move often from place to place. s. A swing; a pendulous machine for moving back and forward, like kowali. adj. Hanging; swinging, as a weight on a pole; flying, as clouds; lying off and on, as a ship.

kalio.  n. a gusty breeze, perhaps a proper name. (Ii 150)

kāluʻu [kā·luʻu].  vi. to sweep and swerve, as a wind gust.

pōhina luna i ke ao makani kāluʻugray above from the clouds swept by wind

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

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

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

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

kamumu.  nvi.
  • crunching sound, crunch; to crackle, clatter;
  • rumbling, thud, thump, as of footsteps;
  • roar, as of approaching rain;
  • rustling, as wind
  cf. mumu, thud-like sound, as of footsteps...

He kamumu o ke aheahe mālie.Rustle of the gentle breeze, sound of quiet whispers.

kamumu.  vs. crunchy, general term, but especially for loli, ʻopihi, etc. see kakani, nakeke, nakekeke.

kamumu [ka-mu-mu].  s. A rumbling indistinct noise of something doing.

kani-koʻo.  n. var. spelling of Kanikoʻo₂, rain that accompanies the Koʻolau wind. lit., cane-tapping.

Kanikoʻo₂, kani-koʻo [kani·koʻo].  n. rain that accompanies the Koʻolau wind. lit., cane-tapping. (For. 6:474)

Kanilehua [Kani-lehua].  n. name of a mistlike rain famous at Hilo. lit., [rain that] lehua flowers drink. [An alternate interpretation is "rain that makes lehua flowers rustle."] see ex. pāwehi.

Hilo Hanakahi, i ka ua KanilehuaHilo, [land of] chief Hanakahi and of the rain that gives drink to lehua flowers. (song)

Kanilihua [ka-ni-li-hu-a].  s. A mist like rain; small misty rain with wind.

Kanoemakaliʻi [ka-noe-maka·liʻi].  n. name of a star. lit., the Pleiades mist.

kanoenoe.  to blow, of the tradewind. cf. noe, tradewind. (And.)

kanoenoe [ka-no-e-no-e].  v. See noe and noenoe, the north-east trade winds. To blow strongly; applied to the trade winds; ke kanoenoe mai nei no ka makani.

kanulu.  nvi. roaring, vibrating sound, as of distant thunder. [PPN *taŋulu, deep-toned sound, as of thunder, snoring: *ta(a)gulu]

kanulu hoʻi ka leo o ka hekilithe roaring sound of thunder

kanulu [ka-nu-lu].  adj. Change of l for n. Heavy, as a sound; oppressively heavy, as a deep heavy voice or sound. s. See above. An excelling; an increasing; a growing larger.

kaʻokaʻo₂ [kaʻo·kaʻo].  n. rain cloud on the point of precipitation; first raindrops. (AP)

kaokao [kao-kao].  s. The first dropping of a shower; the fore part of a cloud; kekao-kao ae, e ua iuka o Kaumana.

Kaomi₂.  n. northeast trade wind in some localities, as at Hāna, Maui.

kaomi [ka-o-mi].  s. Name of a wind; the northeast trade wind on the east side of Lanai, and about Maui. SYN. with moae. Loaa makou i kekahi makani ikaika, he kaomi ka inoa.

kapa₅.  vi. to rustle, rattle, splash, as rain.

kapa [ka-pa].  adj. A rustling; a rattling, as large drops of rain; he ua kapa nui. See pakapaka.

Kāpae₂ [kā·pae].  n. name of a trade wind at Hāna, Maui, and at Puna, Hawaiʻi. (PH 202)

kāpakakapa [kā·paka·kapa].  n. brief shower, scattered drops (used with ua, rain). (Perhaps kāpakapaka.)

kapakē [kapa·kē].  vi. to splash, as raindrops on water.

Kāoʻo ihola ka ua o Kahana, kapakē aʻela ka wai ma Loʻikeʻe.The rains gather at Kahana, splashing on the water of Loʻikeʻe. (chant)

kapa ua.  n. raincoat.

kapuaʻi akua [kapu·aʻi akua].  n. footprint of a god (see kapuaʻi₁). fig., foot of the rainbow.

Kauahae [Ka-ua-hae].  n. wind name. lit., the raging rain.

Ē ka wahine noho i ka makani, i ka makani Kauahae, i ke ahi lele o Kamaile.O lady dwelling in the wind, in the raging rain and wind, in the firebrands of Kamaile. (chant)

kauaheahe₂ [kau·ahe·ahe].  vs. gentle, as a breeze; light.

kaʻao kauaheahelight story

Kauaʻula₁ [Ka-ua-ʻula].  n. a strong mountain wind, often destructive, at Lahaina, Maui. lit., the red rain [referring to red soil washed away by a storm].

Ke kukui pio ʻole i ke Kauaʻula.The light not extinguished by Kauaʻula [in praise of Lahaina Luna school].

kauaula [kau-a-u-la].  s. A strong wind from the mountains, occasioned by the breaking over of the trade winds; often destructive at Lahaina. adj. Strong; raging; furious; applied to the trade winds when they break over the hills back of Lahaina; he leo o ka makani Kauaula ka'u i lohe iho nei.

kaʻukaʻulele [kaʻu·kaʻu·lele].  nvs. nimbleness, joy; nimble, agile, active, joyful, as one leaping for joy.

Ke kaʻukaʻulele a ka ua.The joyful leaps of the rain. (chant)

kaukaulele [kau-kau-le-le].  adj. Nimble; active; jumping.

kau kepa.  vi. to fall or lie on a slant, as rain; slanting.

Mehe manu lā ka ua e kau kepa nei, e wili nei i luna o ka lāʻau.Like a bird the rain falls slanting, whirling about on the tops of trees. (chant for Kahakuohawaiʻi)

Kaʻula₂.  n. name of a wind associated with Pōhakuloa, Maui. (For. 5:101)

kaulaʻelaʻe [kau·laʻe·laʻe].  vs. cloudless, standing out clearly, plainly seen.

kaumuku₂ [kau·muku].  n. wind squall.

kaunana [kau·nana].  var. of kaulana₂, resting place, place to put things, placement; restful, quiet...

kaunana pālāmoadark clouds coming into the sky (For. 6:472)

kaupua₁ [kau·pua].  same as ʻōpua.

Ke kaupua maila nā ao.The clouds are gathering in banks.

kaupua [kau-pu-a].  s. An elevated cloud of singular appearance.

kawaū [kawa·ū].  vs. damp, wet with cold, moist with fog, humid; wet, as in a cold sweat. cf. ū (moist), maʻū, koʻū.

kawaū [kawa·ū].  vs. damp or moist with fog or dew, wet from cold. see kawaūea.

kawau [ka-wau].  v. To be wet and cold; to be damp. s. Dampness.

kawewe₁.  vi. to clatter, as dishes; to roar, as a sudden downpour; to snap or crackle; such a roaring, clatter, crackling.

Ke kawewe mai nei ka ua.The rain suddenly pours down.

kawewe [ka-we-we].  To clatter, as in the movement of plates or slates; to make a rustling noise. Ezek. 37:7.

kēhau₁ [kē·hau].  n. dew, mist, dewdrop. see ex. ōpū₂.

kehau [ke-hau].  A mist; a cold, fine rain floating in the air, mostly in the mountainous regions. adj. Frosty; rainy, &c.; hoahele, hoa o ke anu kehau o ke kakahiaka.

Kēhau₂ [kē·hau].  n. name of a gentle land breeze, as of West Hawaiʻi; Kapaʻa, Kauaʻi; Kula, Maui; Hālawa, Molokaʻi and Oʻahu. (For. 5:97)

Kehau [ke-hau].  s. See hau. The gentle land breeze at night on the west side of Hawaii. The mountain breeze in the morning anywhere; e o'u poe hoa o ka la wela o Lahainaluna ame ke kehau anu o ke kakahiakanui.

kēhau anu [kē·hau anu].  n. cold dew, frost.

kelawini [kela·wini].  n. gale. lit., wind gale. Eng.

kelawini [kela·wini].  n. gale. also makani kelawini.

kemu₁.  vt. to absorb, consume.

Kemu Waimea i ka ua kukupaʻu o Hanakahi.Waimea absorbs the pouring rain of Hanakahi.

kemu.  vt. to consume, i.e. to use a commodity or service.

mea kemuconsumer, i.e. a person who uses a commodity or service

ʻO ka poʻe kauka ka poʻe kemu nui i nā pono lapaʻau.Doctors are the major consumers of medical supplies.

Kēpia₂ [kē·pia].  name of a wind associated with Hilo. (Nak. 53)

kēwai₁ [kē·wai].  vs. watery, dripping, misty; damp, dewladen; spoiled, of eggs. see ex. ōmamaka.

he makani kēwaia moisture-laden wind

kewai [ke-wai].  The moisture which settles on mats and walls inside of a house from the dampness; applied sometimes to a wind with a little rain.

Kēwai₂ [kē·wai].  n. name of a Hilo wind.

kewai [ke-wai].  s. Wind from a place of rain; a mist connected with rain some distance off; pili ke kewai, kuhaluka ka mauna.

kia ao.  n. cloud pillar. (Nah. 12.5)

kiaao [ki-a-ao].  s. [illegible]ia, pillar, and ao, cloud. A pillar of cloud or cloud pillar. Puk. 13:21.

Kialehua [Kia-lehua].  n. Niʻihau wind.

kiawe₂.  nvi. a streak; to stream gracefully, as rain in the wind; to sway, as branches.

hoʻokiawecaus/sim

Ka ua kiawe i luna o ka lāʻau.The rain streaming down on the tree.

kiawe ʻula.  n. faint streak of red, as in the rainbow or in the clouds.

kiaweula [ki-a-we-u-la].  s. A species of red; applied to the clouds; ina he ulaula ke ao, ua ula ia. he kiaweula.

Kīhaelāʻī [kī·hae-lāʻī].  n. breeze at Puʻuʻōhua on the Hāmākua side of Hilo. lit., to shred ti leaves.

kīheʻaheʻa [kī·heʻa·heʻa].  vs. stained, streaked, especially with red or with blood; streak of fire, as seen in the wake of a fire-brand sailing aloft.

Nalohia nā ʻōahi i kīheʻaheʻa ao.The rockets vanished in cloud colors.

Ua kīheʻaheʻa ihola ia papa pōhaku i ke koko o ke aliʻi.The stone floor was stained with the blood of the chief.

kiʻikau [kiʻi·kau].  n. drifting clouds of different colors, including black and white.

kiikau [kii-kau].  adj. Pertaining to clouds divided into strips black or white; he ao nohi opua kiikau.

kika₁.  vs. slippery, slimy, as with mud.

E ua ana ka ua a kika malama, ʻōlali kika ana kikika i ka ua.The rain rains so that the month is slippery, bright, slippery, slippery in the rain. (chant)

kīkaha, kikaha [kī·kaha].  vi.
  • to soar, glide, poise, wheel, skim along, as a frigate bird;
  • to turn aside, detour, veer, deviate;
  • to maneuver, as fighting cocks;
  • to walk along absentmindedly, ignoring everyone.
  [(CE) PPN *tii-tafa, swerve to one side, slant]

Hele kīkaha aʻela ka ua.The rain goes sneaking along [of one who goes out of his way to avoid an acquaintance]. (ON 747)

Kīkaha ka ʻiwa, he lā makani.The frigate bird soars, it's a windy day [said of a beautiful woman or handsome man]. (ON 1795)