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HOO-NA-HO-A

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See NAHOA, strong; bold. To be hard; to be strong; to be bold, as a soldier.

2. To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen. See HOONEHOA.

Hoonahoa (ho'o-nā-hō'-a), v.

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

[Hoo and nahoa, strong; bold.]

1. To be hard; to be strong; to be bold, as a soldier.

2. To turn a deaf ear; to refuse to listen. Same as hoonehoa.

3. To make bold, as to do some valiant act; be valiant; to show no fear.

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