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hoʻonā

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

To relieve pain, soothe, comfort, quiet, appease, lull, placate, make calm, pacify, console, find solace; to end, as a taboo; to settle a claim.

  • Examples:
    • Hoʻonā wale, to attempt to pacify without effect; to try vainly to assuage, allay pain, grief.
    • Poʻe hoʻonā kuleana ʻāina, board of commissioners to quiet land titles.
    • Komikina Hoʻonā ʻĀina, land commissioners who settle land claims.
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hoʻonā

hamani ｜ transitive verb Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani, To settle, as a claim.

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hoona

/ HOO-NA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. v., See na, to be quiet. To cause ease; to give quiet from pain.

2. To obtain a refuge from danger.

3. To search or look for a place. See nana.

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hoona

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

[Hoo and na, pacified.]

1. v., To cause ease; to give quiet from pain; to appease; to comfort.

2. v., To settle; hoona kuleana, to settle a claim.

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Hoʻona

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Dive site, Keāhole, Hawaiʻi. Small bay on the north side of Keāhole Point that is known for its manta rays and garden eels. Also known as Garden Eel Cove.

  • Literally, intoxicating.

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hōʻona

/ hō.ʻona / Haw to Eng, Community Dictionary (2017+),

To intoxicate, to make drunk.

hoʻonā

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

Quiet, appease, to settle a claim; to have an agency or court determine or rule on the status of title to a particular piece of land.

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