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hihia

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs., Entangled, interwoven, involved, perplexed, hampered, rank, snarled, obscure and difficult to understand (Kep. 167); snarl, entanglement, kink, thicket, difficulty, problem, trouble.

  • Examples:
    • Ka hihia paʻa o ka nahele, the dense thicket of the forest.
    • Nui nā kumu hihia ma nā maka, lima, wāwae, kino (ma ka hula), there are many sources of difficulties [immoralities] from the eyes, hands, feet, body (in the hula).
  • Related:
    • hoʻohihia Caus/sim.; To get into difficulties, entangle, perplex, beset with trouble (Mat. 26.31), complicate.
      • Ka hoʻohihia ʻana o kēia kanaka iā kākou (Puk. 10.7), this man is a snare to us.

2. n., Lawsuit or case before the court, trial.

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hihia

kikino ｜ noun Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Problem or difficulty, as in the plot of a story.

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hihia

/ HI-HI-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., That is, hihiia, pass. of hihi. To be perplexed; entangled, either physically or morally.

2. To be in a state of difficulty or perplexity.

3. To be lost by going astray; to turn this way and that for relief.

4. To be offended.

5. Hoohihia. To entangle; to be the cause of trouble. Puk. 10:7.

6. To be entangled; to be led astray; to be the cause of evil to one.

7. To entrap one in his speech; to be offended.

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kikino ｜ noun / HI-HI-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., A difficulty; a thing perplexed; a cause of trouble.

2. A thicket of forest; ka hihia paa o ka nahele. Laieik. 94.

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hihia

ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / HI-HI-A / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Difficult; perplexing; troublesome.

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ʻaʻano ｜ stative verb / hi'-hī'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Difficult; perplexing; troublesome; entangled; involved.

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hihia

kikino ｜ noun / hī'-hī'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A difficulty; a cause of trouble.

2. n., A thicket: ka hihia paa o ka nahele. Laieik. p. 94.

3. n., A knot of threads bunched confusedly.

4. n., A suit or action at law; a case in court.

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hihia

/ hī'-hī'-a / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be perplexed or entangled, either physically or morally.

2. v., To be in a state of difficulty or perplexity.

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hihia

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

entanglement; law case: difficult.

hihia

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Lawsuit, case before court (PE). 2. A suit or action of law; a case in court (AP).

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