ʻā.kaʻa
vt. To tear off, peel; to break open, as a seal (Hoik. 5.2); to fall off or down, as old thatching of a house; to break up, as the sides of a house; to uproot; ruffled, as feathers. Niu ʻākaʻa, coconut with flesh that shakes; such coconut flesh. hoʻā.kaʻa. Caus/sim.