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huʻalepo

/ huʻa.lepo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vi., To scatter dust, especially a method of fighting with a club or spear in which the opponent was blinded by stirring up dust; to hit an underhanded blow.

  • Examples:
    • Wili aʻela ʻo Pūpūākea i kāna lāʻau, a huʻalepo akula ma nā wāwae o Makakūikalani (For. 4:349), Pūpūākea twirled his club and scattered dust at the feet of Makakūikalani.
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