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hānui

/ hā.nui / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Same as mokumoku hā nui, a damselfish.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna fish

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s. Ha and nui, great. The butend of the stem of a cocoanut leaf.

s. Name of a species of fish.

Hanui (hā'-nu'i), n.

/ hā'-nu'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The buttend of the stem of a coconut leaf.

2. A species of fish said to be of the same class as maomao. Known to Hawaiian fishers as mokumokuhanui.

Butt of a coconut leaf used in firming the sides of a taro patch. (CMH.)

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