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hoʻomāhāhā

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

To place taro tops together until they begin to sprout and are ready for planting.

  • Source:
    • Perhaps a contraction of hoʻomaka hāhā, to start stems.

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HOO-MA-HA-HA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See HAHA, the inside of kalo tops. To throw the small refuse kalo roots on the side of the kalo patch.

Hoomahaha (ho'o-mā'-hă-hā'), v.

/ ho'o-mā'-hă-hā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Hoo and mahaha, dry, friable.]

1. To clean off a taro patch; to make the soil soft, friable, fit for planting.

2. To start the huli or taro plants preparatory to setting them in their proper form.

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