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hau.hili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Same as hilikau.

  • Examples:
    • Hauhili ka hana, disorderly work.
    • Hauhili kāna ʻōlelo, mixed, contradictory in his speech.
    • Hauhili ka ʻai a ke kāweleʻā, the kāweleʻā fish takes the hook and tangles [the lines; of a tangled situation].
  • Related:
    • hoʻohauhili Caus/sim.; to cause confusion, as in speech.
  • References:

2. Probably similar to hauhilikī.

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HAU-HI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To bind up; to tie up, as a bundle; e hauhili a paa, bind it up tightly. See HILI.

HAU-HI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Carelessness in doing a thing; no ka mikioi o ka hana, aole no ka hauhili, for the niceness of the work, not for the slovenliness.

HAU-HI-LI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj. Diverging from the straight path; blundering; false; not to be depended on for truth.

2. Crooked or blind, as a path in the bushes. See HILI.

Hauhili (ha'u-hi'-li), adj.

/ ha'u-hi'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Unbound; loose; not tied fast.

2. Diverging from the straight path; blundering; false; not to be depended on for truth.

Hauhili (ha'u-hi'-li), n.

/ ha'u-hi'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Carelessness in doing a thing: no ka mikioi o ka hana, aole no ka hauhili, for the niceness of the work, not for the slovenliness.

Hauhili (ha'u-hi'-li), v.

/ ha'u-hi'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To tie a bundle loosely; to wind a cord around a number of things in a loose manner.

2. To go astray; to wander, as one who loses the road.

hauhili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Carelessness in doing something; diverging from the straight path; blundering; not to be depended upon for the truth.

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