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pā.hau

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Striped flatfish. (KL. line 156.)

2. nvs. Person who cared for chief's food and clothes; well-cared for, as clothes. Rare.

3. vt. To filch. Rare.

PA-HAU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To embezzle in a second-hand way; applied to property which is to be distributed, as fish, kapa, &c., among the people of a chief.

Pahau (pā'-hă'u), n.

/ pā'-hă'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A class of servants that kept the food and clothes of a chief.

2. A cluster of hau trees.

Pahau (pā'-hă'u), v.

/ pā'-hă'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To filch; to steal in a small way, taking a little at a time.

Pahau

/ pā-ha'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

hibiscus enclosure. Point, Niʻihau.

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Pā-hau

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point, southwest Niʻihau. Possibly lit., hau enclosure.

pāhau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To embezzle secondhandedly. Applied to property intended for use of a chiefʻs people, such as fish, kapa, etc.

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