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ʻelepaio

/ ʻele.paio / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi., A species of flycatcher with subspecies on Hawaiʻi (Chasiempis sandwichensis sandwichensis), Kauaʻi (C. sandwichensis sclateri), and Oʻahu (C. sandwichensis gayi).

  • Related:
    • The Kauaʻi subspecies is also called ʻāpekepeke.
    • This bird was believed to be the goddess of canoe makers, hence the saying ua ʻelepaio ʻia ka waʻa, the canoe is [marked] by the ʻelepaio [an ʻelepaio bird pecking slowly on a tree trunk for insects signified that the trunk was insect-ridden and not suitable for a canoe (see kani #1); the saying may be applied to any failure].
    • The name also refers to one who craves fish but does not go fishing, as the cry of the bird was thought to suggest ʻono ka iʻa, ʻono ka iʻa, fish is delicious, fish is delicious.

2. n., A native variety of taro; the leaves are mottled with white.

  • References:
    • HP 17.

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elepaio

Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

See flycatcher.

elepaio

/ E-LE-PAI-O / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A species of bird. Laieik. 29. Also,

2. A species of kalo with spotted leaves.

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elepaio

/ ĕ'-lĕ-pă'i-ŏ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A species of bird (Chasiempis sandwichensis); a flycatcher.

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Elepaio

/ ē'le-pă'io / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

a bird (Chasiempis sandwichensis). Land section, Kona, Hawaiʻi.

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ʻElepaio

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

Street, Kāhala, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Literally, flycatcher (a Hawaiian bird, Chasiempis sandwichensis).

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ʻēlepaio

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

the names of many Hawaiian birds come from their peculiar cries: alani, ʻaʻo, ʻālala, ʻēlepaio, nau, ʻūlili, kioea, and kōlea among others.

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