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hoe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., Paddle, oar; to paddle, row.

  • Figuratively, to travel, get to work, continue working.
  • Examples:
    • Kāna hoe (FS 21), his paddle.
    • Hoe aku i ka wāʻa, paddle ahead the canoe [do your share; continue; keep going].
  • Related:
    • hoʻohoe Caus/sim.; to have a canoe paddled.
  • References:
    • PPN fohe.

2. vi., To draw in the breath and expel it with a whistling sound, as when tired.

3. n., A bird reported by Kepelino as being the size of the ʻōʻō and black and gray.

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Eng to Haw, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Hō, kālai, ʻōlaʻo.

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kikino ｜ noun Eng to Haw, Māmaka Kaiao,

Koʻi kālai, hō, ʻōʻō kālai.

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kikino ｜ noun / HO-E / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A paddle for a canoe; an oar for a boat.

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kikino ｜ noun / hō'-e / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., A paddle for a canoe; an oar for a boat.

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Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To paddle a canoe; a paddle. The words oar and row were not used by the early Hawaiians. They were amused to see Captain Cookʻs men rowing a boat and laughed at the rowers, seated backwards, who could not see where they were going. (KILO.)

hoe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Paddle for a canoe, oar for a boat; to paddle, row.

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/ Hoe / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

h. he ookope, e mahiai ai.

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/ Hoe / Eng to Haw, Emerson (1845),

hai. e eli me ke kope.

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Eng to Haw, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

hō.

hoe

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

paddle.

Hoe

/ Hōe / Eng to Haw, Hitchcock (1887),

He ho; o-o kope.

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