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hoʻo.kupa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

See kupa, citizen.

HOO-KU-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See KUPA. To dig out; to cut; to hew, as in digging out a canoe.

HOO-KU-PA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Eng. To be or work like a cooper; to act the cooper.

Hookupa (ho'o-kū'-pā), v.

/ ho'o-kū'-pā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and kupa, to dig.]

1. To dig, as in trenching.

2. To cut; to hew, as in hollowing out a canoe.

3. To trench or loosen the soil of a garden in the process of tillage.

Hookupa (ho'o-kū'-pa), v.

/ ho'o-kū'-pa / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and kupa, a native.] To confer the status of a native or subject on an alien; to cause to become a subject or give allegiance to.

hoʻokupa

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To cut, dig, and hew when routing the hollow of a log into canoe shape.

hoʻokūpā

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

To dig - as in trenching (AP).

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