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ʻahakea

kikino ｜ noun / ʻaha.kea / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Native trees (species of Bobea 🌐) with small to medium-sized, oblong leaves; small greenish or white flowers; and small, purple-to-black juicy fruits. The wood is yellow and formerly was used for poi boards and canoe rims.

  • Examples:
    • I ke aha hoʻi? I ka ʻahakea. Why then? The ʻahakea [a saucy, retort containing a pun on the word aha, what].

2. n., Same as haokea, a taro.

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ahakea

kikino ｜ noun / A-HA-KEA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Name of a species of yellowish wood used for rims of canoes. It is also used for making poi boards, canoe paddles, &c.

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ahakea

kikino ｜ noun / ā-hă-kē'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A tree of the genus, Bobea. The wood, which is of a yellowish color, is used for rims of canoes, poi boards, and canoe paddles.

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ʻahakēa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Tree of an endemic genus (Bobea). Its wood was used for canoe rims or gunwales, poi boards, moʻo, and canoe paddles. See Canoes: Construction and Parts.

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