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huahualau

/ hua.hua.lau / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

nvt., Interrogation to incriminate, ensnare, or obtain information by roundabout methods, to question or quiz indirectly.

  • hoʻohuahualau Caus/sim.; to cross-examine.
    • (Kin. 42.7.) Naʻu naʻe i hoʻohuahualau aku, ā no laila, hū mai koʻu aloha (Laie 607), I used devious methods and then my love poured forth.
    • Ua hoʻohuahualau mai ia iā mākou me kāna ʻōlelo ʻinoʻino (3 Ioane 10), he prattles against us with, his evil words.

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HU-A-HU-A-LAU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To tempt; to try to deceive; to puzzle or try one with questions; to question captiously. Hoo. To make one's self strange to another; to pretend not to know one. Kin. 42:7. To talk temptingly or deceitfully. 3 Ioane 10.

HU-A-HU-A-LAU

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Hoo. A deceiving; an endeavor to insnare one; a temptation for one to say something he would not.

huahualau

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

An endeavor to ensnare someone by questioning; to try to deceive; to question captiously.

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