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hā.wena

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. White lime, as used for dressing hair and turning the hair brown. Hāpala ʻia i ka hāwena, bedaubed with white lime [one whose gray hairs have not brought wisdom].

hawena

/ HA-WE-NA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. A substance similar to chalk; chalk.

2. Hoariness; the whitishness of gray hair; a hoary or gray head; hapala ia i ka hawena, daubed with whitishness.

3. Applied to a gray headed man who has but little wisdom.

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Hawena (hā'-wĕ'-na), n.

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

A white clay hair dressing mixed with juice from the root of the ti plant. It turned the hair gray or white and gave it a showy luster.

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hāwena

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Hoariness; the whitishness of gray hair.

hāwena

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Chalk or similar substance. (A.) White lime used for dressing hair. (PE.)

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