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hoʻoheihei

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

To beat, as a heiau drum; sound of heiau drum.

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See heihei, race, and heihei 2, 3.

v. To sound or strike on the drum.

s. A drum; a playing on the drum.

Hooheihei (ho'o-hē'i-hē'i), n.

/ ho'o-hē'i-hē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A playing on the drum; the sound of the drum within the heiau (temple).

2. A running; a trial of speed.

Hooheihei (ho'o-hē'i-hē'i), v.

/ ho'o-hē'i-hē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To beat the tabu drum in the heiau or temple. (A signal to all within hearing to retire within doors.)

2. To cause to run swiftly; to contend in a footrace.

To run swiftly, take part in a race.

To drum; to beat the heiau drum; a playing of the drum.

to race.

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