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ʻūhini hulu ʻole

/ ʻū.hini hulu ʻole / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Palmer worm, caterpillar. Literally, hairless grasshopper.

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    ʻūhini hulu ʻole

    Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

    Palmer worm, a locust named for the pilgrim palm bearer from Jerusalem; any caterpillar that suddenly appears in great numbers, devouring herbage. The Old Testament (Ioela 1:4) dramatizes the locust ritual of devastation:

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