1. nvi., Bonito, skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis 🌐), an important food; to run, of aku.
2. Particle expressing direction away from the speaker, and time either past (with nei) or future (without nei, sometimes translated soon).
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v. To follow.
A verbal directive. See Gram. § 233, 2, and § 236. In Hawaiian, the motion or action of verbs is supposed to be towards one (mai,) or from one (aku,) or upwards (ae,) or downwards (iho,) or sideways, which is also ae. Aku is mostly connected with verbs, sometimes with nouns and adverbs; it implies motion or tendency from one, onward, &c.; as, e hele aku, to go off, go from one; the opposite of e hele mai, to come towards one. In narrative tenses the verbal directives are generally followed by the syllable la; as, hele aku la oia, he went off; noho iho la ia, he sat down, or he dwelt.
s. Name of a species of fish, smooth, round; the bonito; the name of one of the two fish that accompanied Pili in his voyage to these islands; aku helped paddle (haluku) the canoe, and opelu calmed the winds when too strong. D. Malo 4:13. See OPELU.
adj. Clear; unclouded; spoken of the moon when fully up; he aku ka mahina, the moon is clear.
Clear; unclouded; spoken of the risen moon: He aku ka mahina, the moon is clear. (Obsolete.)
A species of ocean bonito or tunny (Gyrmnosarda pela-mis), having a bluish back, silvery belly, with four brownish stripes on each side of the belly. The fish j is abundant about Hawaii in sum-mer. In ancient tradition the aku and the opelu accompanied Pili on his voyage to Hawaii. Aku helped paddle (haluku) the canoe, and opelu calmed the winds when too strong. See Opelu.
Follow, expressive of command. A sign word, as it were. The person accosted with aku was supposed to turn and follow the speaker without question. (Obsolete.)
A verbal directive. In Hawaiian, the motion or action of verbs is supposed to be towards one (mai), or from one (aku), or upwards (ae), or downwards (iho), or sideways, which is also (ae). Aku is generally connected with verbs, but sometimes with nouns and adverbs. It implies motion or tendency from one, onward, etc.; as, e hele aku, to go off, go from one; the opposite of e hele mai, to come towards one. In narrative teases the verbal directives are generally followed by the syllable la: as, hele aku la oia, he went off; noho iho la ia, he sat down, or he dwelt.
Bonito or skipjack tuna (Euthynnus pelamis). Also called striped tuna and little tunny. It is perhaps the most important fish in Hawaiʻi. According to tradition, Pili, a king in Tahiti, was persuaded to come to Hawaiʻi to strengthen the kingly line. On his trip he was accompanied by two schools of fish: one of aku, which took care of the paddling, and the other of ʻōpelu, which calmed the winds. (MALO 6–7.)
One of the two fish that accompanied Pili on his voyage to these islands. Aku helped paddle the canoe and ʻōpelu calmed the winds. (MALO 4:13.)
(ke) aku bonito.
verbal directive.
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