1. vi. Swaying, as a canoe in rough sea; not steady; bumpy, as a road. ʻAkūʻakū ka ihu o ka waʻa, the prow of the canoe rises and falls.
2. vi. Hasty, poorly done, rash.
3. n. An endemic lobelia (Cyanea rollandioides) 1 to 1.4 m high, with rough leaves to 50 by 15 cm. The leaves were cooked like cabbage or taro tops or sweet potato leaves, with pork or salt beef. Cf. ʻakū.
adv. Up and down, as an uneven road; having the form of stairs; he ala akuaku.
adv. Sailing, as over a rough sea, or traveling over a rough road; hele akuaku ma ke ala; holo akuaku ka moku; with one end up, then down.
s. A species of rush.
adj. Done in a hurry; therefore, badly done; he akuaku iho kou, you were in a great hurry; he akuaku kana hana, his work is badly done.
1. Oscillatory; swaying; with a swaying motion, descriptive of a canoe's movement in a rough sea; not steady: Hele akuaku ma ke ala; holo akuaku ka moku.
2. Involving haste; moving in a hurry; rash.
Hastily; done in a hurry; therefore, badly done: He akuaku iho kou, you were in a great hurry; he akuaku kana hana, his work is badly done.
A species of lobelia (Cyanea tritomantha), the leaves of which are said to be cooked and eaten as a vegetable. Also known as aku.
To go up and down, as the movement on a rough sea.
Akuaku ka ihu o ka waa
I na ale o ke Kaumuku.
The prow of the canoe rises and falls
Over the waves of the Kaumuku.
Endemic lobelia (Cyanea rollandioides). (NEAL 815.) See Plants: Uses.
Endemic lobelia (Cynea rollandioides), a small tree or shrub. Its leaves were cooked like cabbage, taro tops, or sweet potato leaves with salt beef or pork.
E huli iā “ʻakūʻakū” ma Ulukau.
Search for “ʻakūʻakū” on Ulukau.