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Kapeʻa

/ Ka-peʻa / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Southern Cross. Literally, the cross.

  • References:
    • PCP Peka.

Nā LepiliTags: astronomy

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vt. To seize and hold a criminal; to knock down helter-skelter; to bring false accusation against an innocent person. Kukulu ʻia mai nā pine, na ia nei e kāpeʻa aku (song), set up the pins, he'll knock them down. (PCP taapeka.)

v. To lay hold of; to seize, as a criminal.

2. To accuse falsely. See HOOPEA and PEA.

3. To collect charges of evil without cause against a good man.

Kapea (kā'-pe'a), v.

/ kā'-pe'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To lay hold of; to seize, as a criminal.

2. To accuse falsely. See hoopea.

3. To bring charges of evil without cause against a good man.

Ka-peʻa

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Stream, Hālawa qd., north Molokaʻi.

Constellation named Crux or the Southern Cross. Lit., the cross. See Newa.

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