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hoʻohalahala

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

vt., To criticize.

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v. See HALA and HALAHALA. To refuse assent to the terms of a bargain; to break off a bargain; to be displeased with the proposed conditions of another; to break a promise.

2. To turn aside; not to listen to what one says.

3. To find fault with a proposal or offer.

Hoohalahala (ho'o-hā'-lă-hā'-la), v.

/ ho'o-hā'-lă-hā'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and halahala, to miss.]

1. To refuse assent to the terms of a bargain; to be displeased with the proposed conditions of another.

2. To turn aside; not to listen to what one says.

3. To find fault with a proposal or offer. See also hala.

To complain, find fault, criticize.

to refuse assent, complain, protest.

Complaint; protest.

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