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1. n. Hind part or tail section of a fish, considered less delicious than the head or front section. See saying, pau #1. Hiʻu kahi, a single fishtail; limited knowledge (fig.). (PPN siku.)

2. n. Caudal fin.

3. vi. To break wind. Same as pūhiʻu.

4. vi. To motion with the hands in a way destructive to the addressee. (Kam. 64:141.)

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1. vi., To throw or fling violently; to haul energetically with ropes; to get into action, as play or sport; to pursue with energy, as love-making.

  • Examples:
    • Hiu ā wela, ardent and persistent love-making; to take by storm.
    • Hiu aku nei ʻoia i ka puʻupuʻu, he swung into action with his fists.
    • E kū i ka malo ā hiu (Malo 146), stand up with [your] malo and go to it.
    • Hiu nō au ā naʻu ʻoe, Iʻll sweep you off your feet.
  • References:
    • PCP fiu.

2. vt., To elevate, hoist, as by block and tackle.

3. n., Stones used in games of kōnane, kinepeki, and āneo, usually polished and flat.

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hiu

kikinonoun Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, As used in poker, checkers, counting, etc. Chip.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning

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hiʻu

kikinonoun / hiʻu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, As in coin toss. Tails.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • References:

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hiʻu

kikinonoun / hiʻu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, As hala. Tip of a leaf.

  • Source:
    • Mānaleo (MW).
  • References:

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hiʻu

hamanitransitive verb / hiʻu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, As to crack open. To pound.

  • Source:
    • Niʻihau.
  • Examples:
    • E poʻepoʻe i ka hātuʻetuʻe me ka pōhaku. Pound the sea urchin with a rock.

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hiʻu

hamanitransitive verb / hiʻu / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To throw.

  • Source:
    • Niʻihau.
  • Examples:
    • E hiʻu i ka pōhaku i ka pōpoki. Throw the stone at the cat.

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v. To seize; to grasp hold of, as a rope.

2. To throw a stone with violence.

3. To be wild; untamed, as an animal.

4. To cry, as a sailor does in pulling a rope; hence,

5. To haul down a ship for repairs.

6. To practice sorcery.

7. To move the hiu (see the s.) in playing konane, a game.

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s. The tail of a fish, but not SYN. with huelo.

2. The practice of sorcery.

3. The name of the counter or iliili used in playing konane or konene; ina he hiu, a he aneo paha, a he lalani, a he punikihi paha, aia no i ko laua mau lunamanao.

1. v., To fling; to throw with violence.

2. v., To lift or haul with ropes.

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1. Small polished and flattened stones used in the games of konane, kinipeki and aneo, as the pieces are used in the game of checkers.

2. Machine for raising weights by working a lever.

The caudal fin of a fish.

Stream, Waiʻanae Valley, Oʻahu. Literally, throw violently.

Nā LepiliTags: Oʻahu

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Street, Kalihi Waena, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Literally, fish tail.

  • References:
    • TM.

Nā LepiliTags: Oʻahu

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Pebbles or small stones, polished and flat, used as counters in playing kōnane and other games. Also called ʻiliʻʻili.

Tail section of a fish.

To practice sorcery. (A.)

to fling, throw violently.

tail of fish.

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