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haoa puhi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n. Gorge used for catching eels: when the eel took the baited stick it was pulled by a string, and lodged in the throat of the eel.

haoa pūhi

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Object of hāʻawa wood, tied at the midpoint of a fish line, easy to swallow but difficult to eject. Used in catching eels.

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