conj. So that not, in order not. (Gram. 11.1.) Ua kapa aku kō Hawaiʻi nei i ke akua ma nā inoa lehulehu, iʻole ai paha e nalowale ke akua ʻiʻo (Kep. 15), those of Hawaiʻi called god with many names, in order not to forget by chance the true god.
n.
1. Hawaiian rat (Rattus exulans); introduced rat, mouse (Oihk. 11.29); rodent (see ʻiole lāpaki, ʻiole manakuke, ʻiole puaʻa); mole (Isa. 2.20); considered by some an ʻaumakua. Cf. piko pau ʻiole, haumakaʻiole, paʻipaʻiʻiole, papaʻiole, ʻuwīʻuwī 3. hō.ʻiole To behave like a rat; ratlike. Fig., to steal, cheat, lie in wait in order to assail. (PNP kiole.)
2. Classifier for rodents. See below.
3. Name for a sinker of an octopus lure and the lure.
kikino Mouse, as for a computer. Dic., ext. mng. See nahau ʻiole.
kikino Mouse, rat. Dic. See entries below. ʻIole kaupoku. Roof rat. ʻIole kia. Deer mouse. ʻIole wāwae kea. White-footed mouse.
s. A mouse. Oihk. 11:29. Iole nui, a rat or rabbit; a mole. Isa. 2:20.
A mouse or rat: Iole nui; a wharf rat, a rabbit, or a mole.
rat. Land section, Kohala, Hawaii.
Land division, Kohala qd., Hawaiʻi, named for a legendary rat. Mountain and stream, Līhuʻe district, Kauaʻi. Lit., rat.
the rat (ʻiole); and the lizard (moʻo), which figures in Hawai- ian legends much as does the dragon in Chinaʻs fables.
Iole-aina ka iole i olelo pinepine ia ma ka Baibala, aka, he nui ke ano, a ua aiia kekahi. He mea haumia no ma ke kanawai o Mose, Oihk. 11:29, aka, ua aiia no i kekahi manawa; a hoahewa mai o Isaia i na Iudaio no ko lakou ai ana i na iole, Is. 66:17. He nui ka ino a na iole i hana mai i ka aina o ko Pilisetia mahope o ko lakou lawepio ana i ka pahu-berita o ke Akua; a nolaila hoihoi lakou ia me ka iole gula a me ka puupuu koko gula, 1 Sam. 5:6, 9, 11; 6:4, 5. He nui ma ia aina i keia wa e noho nei. E nana HAMATA.
rat.
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