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Reduplication of hiu #1, hiu #2; to pelt repeatedly; to tug, lift again and again.

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hiʻuhiʻu

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

n., Last bits of odds and ends; remnants of matting strips that must be cut off after plaiting is finished; ends of knots in plaiting; wispy end of a braid.

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v. See HIU. To practice sorcery.

2. To play the game konane.

Hiuhiu (hi'u-hi'u), n.

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

1. Remnants of the raw material that remain after weaving; the fibers that are left after completion of woven work, as mats, hats, etc. Ka hiuhiu lauhala; ka hiuhiu makaloa.

2. Remnants that remain after eating fish, meats, etc.

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