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ʻāpono

/ ʻā.pono / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi., To approve, confirm, justify, ratify, recommend, commend, consent, accept, endorse, adopt; to pass, as a bill.

  • Related:
    • ʻĀpono ʻole ʻia, disqualified, not approved or confirmed.
    • hoʻāpono Caus/sim.; To approve, accept, justify, find not guilty in a trial; approved, worthy; approbation, sanction, approval.
    • Palapala hoʻāpono, credentials, letter of recommendation.
  • References:
    • Cf. pono, proper, right.

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ʻāpono

hamani ｜ transitive verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To ratify, as a legislative bill or a treaty.

  • Source:
    • Dic., ext. mng.
  • Examples:
    • Ua ʻāpono ʻia ka pila ma ka ʻAhaʻōlelo Lāhui. The bill was ratified in Congress.
  • Related:
    • Ka ʻāpono ʻana. Ratification.

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apono

/ A-PO-NO / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., To approve; to treat as innocent. 2 Oihl. 6:23. The opposite of ahewa.

2. To justify; to be accepted. Puk. 28:38.

3. Hoapono. To exculpate from blame. Kin. 44:16.

4. To clear, as one charged with a crime. Puk. 34:7. The opposite of hoohewa. Kanl. 25:1.

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apono

/ ā-pŏ'-nŏ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., to regard as worthy of acceptance, commendation, or favorable attention; to treat, receive, or present with favor; to approve.

2. v., To give sanction to, as by official act; to ratify; to confirm.

3. v., To show to be just; to prove to be proper, right, or lawful; to justify.

4. v., To give assent to; to agree; to accept.

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‘apono

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

to approve.

ʻāpono

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Approve, confirm, consent, accept, endorse, adopt (PE). 2. Attest.

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