1. n., Wrasse fishes, Hawaiian hogfish (Bodianus bilunulatus 🌐), considered ʻaumākua by some.
2. Same as ʻaʻawa hua kukui.
3. Name given for an insect that destroys potatoes.
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1. s., See awa. Name of a species of fish, reddish and striped; he ia kokoke like ke ano me ko ka ea.
2. Also the name of a tree.
3. Name of an insect that destroys sweet potatoes; ua make ka mala uala i ka hoopalu, i ke pai. i ka peelua a me ka aawa.
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1. n., The young of the ea, a fish somewhat similar to the hilu and the poou.
2. n., An insect that destroys vegetation: ua make ka mala uala i ka hoopulu, i ke pai, i ka peelua a me ka aawa.
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Ancient surfing area near Waiehu, West Maui.
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Fishing site, Mākena, Maui. At Nahuna Point, the north point of Mākena Bay.
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Hawaiian hogfish or black-spot wrasse (Bodianus bilunulatus). A reef fish, which grows to 24 inches. It adjusts its coloration with age, the older fishes changing from largely white to bluish black. Once called a sandfish. See pōʻou.
Insect that destroys sweet potatoes. No other data. (A.)
Native tree (Pittosporum hosmeri) growing to about 20 feet. It has woody or leathery valved fruits, the outer layer of which was pounded up and used medicinally to apply externally to sores. (NEAL 382.)
Insect that destroys the sweet potato plant, perhaps a caterpillar or even a blight.
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