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huhuki

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of huki; to pull hard or frequently.

  • Figuratively, headstrong.
  • Examples:
    • Pau ke kalo i ka huhuki ʻia, all the taro was pulled up.
    • Koi huhuki, compelling, insistent urge.
  • Related:
    • hoʻohuhuki Caus/sim.; To pull, cause to pull.
  • References:
    • PPN fufuti.

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HU-HU-KI

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. See HUKI, to pull. To draw frequently; to pull out, as in drawing cuts. Laieik. 72. To pull along.

2. To dry up, as water; hoomaloo.

3. To cut down, as a tree; e kua aku.

Huhuki (hū'-hū'-ki), v.

/ hū'-hū'-ki / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Freq. of huki, to pull.]

1. To draw or pull repeatedly as in drawing slips for determining a question by chance. (Laieik. p. 72.)

2. To draw out of or toward one, as in pulling weeds.

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