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ʻō.peʻa kua

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

v. To cross the hands behind the back, a gesture considered rude because it was thought to bring bad luck to a fisherman or one beginning a venture. It signified: “May your disappointment be so great as to weigh down your back.”

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