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ʻiao

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Silversides (Pranesus insularum), a fish 5 to 8 cm long, in shallow pools, used as bait for such fish as aku.

  • Related:
    • Also: ʻiʻiao, ʻiomo.

2. (Cap.) n., Name of Jupiter appearing as the morning star; figuratively, dawn.

  • Examples:
    • Wehe aʻela ka ʻIao (FS 59), dawn breaks.

3. (Cap.) n., Valley and peak, West Maui.

4. n., A bird said to resemble the moho (no data).

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iao

kikino ｜ noun / IA-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., Name given to a small fish used for bait.

2. Name of a bird somewhat like the moho.

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iao

/ ĭ-ā'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A species of small fish generally used for bait.

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Iao

/ i'ā-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

towards dawn. Valley, Wailuku, Maui.

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ʻĪao

iʻoa ｜ proper noun / ʻĪ-ao / Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),
  1. Stream, valley, peak (2,250 feet high), park, and one-time sacred burying place of chiefs (Jarrett 22), Wailuku qd. (see Kūkaemoku); intermediate school, Wailuku, Maui.
  2. Lane, Pālama, Honolulu, Oʻahu.
  • Literally, cloud supreme.

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ʻiao

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Bird somewhat like the moho. (A.) Possibly the spotted Hawaiian rail (Pennula sandwichensis), a wingless bird that “crows” or burrs on the ground. Now extinct. See moho.

ʻiao

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Silversides (Atheninomorus insularum). A small schooling fish second only to the nehu as aku or tuna bait. It has a broad silver stripe along the sides from which it gets its name and is phosphorescent. It grows to 4 inches.

Iāʻō

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Ornate wrasse (Halichoeres ornatissimus). A multicolored reef fish that matures at about 7 inches.

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