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HOO-NI-AU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To go away and leave one's company secretly, generally for some evil purpose; a no keia mea (ka ikea ana o ke kahoaka o Laieikawai), hooniau aku la ka Makaula i ka pule ana. Laieik. 26.

HOO-NI-AU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See NIAU, to sail genteelly. To copy or follow those whose conduct is upright; to do rightly.

Hooniau (ho'o-nī'-āu), v.

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

1. To prolong; to extend the time of; to continue: A no keia mea (ka ikea ana o ke kahoaka o Laieikawai), hooniau aku la ka Makaula i ka pule ana. For this reason (because he saw the Kahoaka or spirit of Laieikawai) the priest prolonged his prayer, etc. Laieik. p. 26.

2. To follow in order to overtake.

Hooniau (ho'o-ni'-ău), v.

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

[Hoo and niau, easy sailing.] To copy or follow on after; to imitate; to do rightly.

hoʻoniau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To leave oneʻs company secretly and go away, generally for some evil purpose. (A.)

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