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hīhīwai

/ hī.hī.wai / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Endemic grainy snail (Neritinu graposa), in both fresh and brackish water, eaten both cooked and raw.

  • Examples:
    • He pō hīhīwai, a night for hīhīwai [a lucky time].
  • Related:
    • Also: wī, if in fresh water.
  • References:
    • PPN sisi, PNP sisiwai: cf. Samoan sisivai in Pratt.

2. n., A shellfish (Nerita vespertina).

3. n., A pelagic grapsid crab, probably Grapsus tenuicrustatus.

4. n., A tide in the high-tide zone.

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HI-HI-WAI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. The name of a four-footed animal living in the sea.

Hihiwai (hī'-hĭ-wa'i), n.

/ hī'-hĭ-wa'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Same as hihiawai.

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