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au.akua

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvs. Ghost-ridden; haunted or unfriendly land. Lit., ghost bile. (Cf. Isa. 13.9.) ʻAʻohe maikaʻi kānaka o kēia wahi, he auakua, the people of this place are not good, they are most unkind.

ʻau kua

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hehele Back stroke, in swimming; to swim the back stroke. Lit., swim (on the) back.

auakua

/ AU-A-KU-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Also written wauakua and waoakua. Au, a place, and akua, a god.

1. A region remote from inhabitants, and supposed to be the haunts of spirits, ghosts, hobgoblins, &c.

2. A desolate place; uninhabited. Isa. 13:9. He anoano kanaka ole.

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Auakua (ă'u-ā-kŭ'a), n.

/ ă'u-ā-kŭ'a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A lonely place, generally barren and secluded; an unfrequented region supposed to be the haunt of the spirits, etc.

2. A desolate place; an uninhabited or haunted locality; a desert.

ʻauakua

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

See, wao akua and ao akua (AP).

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