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vt. To gather leaves to wrap fish in for cooking, as leaves of pōhuehue, mānewanewa, lauaʻe, ti; to frighten fish into a net with leaves.

n. Leaves strung on lines at ends of seines, as ti leaves.

s. A bundle of cane or other leaves bound together, used in taking fish. See AUMAIEWA.

Aulau (ă'u-lāu), n.

/ ă'u-lāu / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The process of gathering leaves along the shore to wrap fish in. The leaves commonly used for wrapping were those of the pohuehue, manewanewa, lauao and ti leaves, when available.

2. A bundle of laui or pohuehue leaves bound together, used in taking fish. See Laulau.

Bundle of cane or other leaves bound together, used to drive fish into a net.

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