ʻohia
Pas/imp. of ʻohi #1. ʻOhia mai ā pau pono nā ʻike kumu o Hawaiʻi (chant for Ka-lā-kaua), gather up every bit of the basic knowledge of Hawaiʻi.
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ʻōhiʻa
/ ʻō.hiʻa /1. n., Two kinds of trees: see ʻōhiʻa ʻai and ʻōhiʻa lehua.
- References:
- PCP k(a,o)(f,s)ika.
2. n., Tomato. See ʻōhiʻa lomi.
3. n., A native variety of sugar cane: deep-red and green striped cane when young, becoming bronze-red and yellow-brown on exposure (like leaves and flowers of the ʻōhiʻa ʻai, the source of its name); leaves somewhat variegated.
- References:
- HP 222, 225.
4. n., A variety of taro.
5. n., A red birthmark, said to be caused by the pregnant mother's longing for mountain apples (ʻohiʻa ʻai) and eating them.
6. vs., Tabooed, as food patches during famine, so-called because people did not eat from their taro patches, but from upland ʻōhiʻa ʻai, ti, and sweet potatoes (Ii 77).
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O-HI-A
s. A contraction for ohiia. A forcing; constraining; compelling. 2 Kor. 9:5.
O-HI-A
s. Name of a species of large tree, the timber used for various purposes, but especially for making gods. See other species below.
2. The name of a class of gods under the general name of akuanoho.
O-HI-A
s. A deciduous fruit somewhat resembling the apple.
Ohia (o-hi'a), n.
1. A tree 25 to 50 feet high. (Eugenia malaccensis.) The mountain apple. Also called ohia apane or ohia ai, to distinguish it from the ohia kea which has white blossoms. The Tahitian name is the ahia. The fruit is juicy but somewhat insipid; the flowers handsome with crimson stamens.
2. The tomato plant and its fruit.
Ohia (o-hi'ā):
ohia tree (Eugenia malaccensis). Land section, Hana, Maui.
ʻŌhiʻa
- Gulch, Haʻikū qd., Maui. Two holes in the gulch sides are said to have been made by the god Kāne who thrust in his spear to get water for himself and for Kanaloa (HM 65).
- Two land divisions and a gulch, Kamalō qd., southeast Molokaʻi. Ancient surfing area, west Niʻihau (Finney and Houston 30).
Literally, ʻōhiʻa tree.
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ʻōhia
Fruit somewhat like the apple or tomato. ʻŌhia ai, mountain apple.
ʻōhiʻa
Class of gods under the general name of akua noho.
ʻōhiʻa
Kapu, as food patches during famine. Obs. (PE.)
ʻōhia
See ʻōhiʻa ʻai and ʻōhiʻa lehua. See Plants: Trees.
ʻōhiʻa
Tomato. See ʻōhiʻa lomi.
ʻōhiʻa
Coloration same as the ʻōhi a ʻai tree from whence it derives its name. Deep red and green striped, becoming bronze-red and yellow-brown on exposure. Leaves somewhat variegated.
ʻōhiʻa
Deep red and green stripes when young, becoming bronze-red and yellow-brown on exposure. Colors are the same as the leaves and flowers of the ʻōhiʻa-ʻai from which it got its name. The leaf sheath is striped with white, which is usually flushed with pink. Position of buds same as in the ʻaki lolo family to which it is related. Pith very dark brown, opposite buds.
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