1. nvs. Tail, as of dog, cat, or pig; train of a dress; tail-end, last. Fig., inferior. Cf. huehuelo, pewa, hiʻu, puapua. He poʻe kanaka huelo ia (Kel. 119), these are the tail ends of Hawaiians. hoʻo.huelo To lengthen, continue, make a tail; to stream down, as water over a cliff.
2. A hop vine. (AP)
s. The tail of a beast or reptile; ke kahili o na holoholona ma ka hope, the fly-brush at the extremity of animals; huelo awa, a sting. 1 Kor. 15:55. Mai noho a makamaka ilio, i ka huelo ka ike, be not friends with the dog, for the tail will show it; the tail. Puk. 4:4. The rump. Puk. 29:22.
2. FIG. An inferior in opposition to poo, a superior. Kanl. 28:13.
Tail of a beast or reptile; the rump; ke kahili o na holoholona ma ka hope, the fly-brush at the extremity of animals; huelo awa, a sting. Mai noho a makamaka ilio, i ka huelo ka ike, be not friends with the dog, for the tail will show it.
2. Fig. An inferior, as distinguished from poo, a superior.
3. The hop vine.
tail. Land section, Hamakualoa, Maui.
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Island (3.1 acres), Waikolu, Molokaʻi. Part of the Hawaiʻi State Seabird Sanctuary. Lit., tail end, last.
tail of beast or reptile.
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