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hāpapa

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

1. n., Rock stratum covered with thin earth; shoal; shoal water, coral flat; shallow. Figuratively, superficial.

2. vt., To grope, feel the way, reach for, extend out; to experience, feel.

  • Examples:
    • Hāpapa hewa ka malihini makamaka ʻole, a stranger without friends gropes vainly.
    • ʻO ka makapō wale nō ka mea hāpapa i ka pō uli, only the blind grope in the dark night.
    • ʻA ʻole hoʻi i hāpapa ikaika loa mai nā ʻeheu ʻiniʻini a ke kēhau (Kel. 17), did not feel very strongly the pinching wings of dew.

3. n., Stick for catching ʻio hawks; the crosspieces were gummed and a live bird was tied as a decoy.

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HA-PA-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A stratum of rock covered with thin earth; a stony place.

2. Earth covered with stones.

HA-PA-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Shallow, as earth above the rock; shallow; not deeply planted, as seed; o kahi hapapa i ulu ole a mae koke.

Hapapa (hā'-pā'-pa), adj.

/ hā'-pā'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Shallow, as earth above the rock; shoal, as shoal water; not deeply planted, as seed: o kahi hapapa i ulu ole a mae koke.

2. Superficial; not profound.

Hapapa (hā'-pă'-pa), n.

/ hā'-pă'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A stratum of rock covered with thin earth; a stony place.

2. A place where the water is not deep; a shoal.

Hapapa (hā'-păpa):

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

shallow soil. Elevation, Waianae range, Oahu.

Hāpapa

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

Gulch, Puʻu-o-kali qd., Maui. Mountain, Wai-ʻanae Mountains, Oʻahu. Lit., rock stratum.

hāpapa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Stick limed to catch birds. It was used especially for catching ʻio (hawks). The crosspieces were gummed and a live bird was tied next to it as a decoy. (PE.) See lāʻau kia, oha.

hāpapa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Rocky area covered with a thin layer of soil; not deeply planted, as with seed.

hapapa

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

shallow soil; superficial: to grope with the hands.

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