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ʻiao
1. n., Silversides (Pranesus insularum), a fish 5 to 8 cm long, in shallow pools, used as bait for such fish as aku.
2. (Cap.) n., Name of Jupiter appearing as the morning star; figuratively, dawn.
- Examples:
- Wehe aʻela ka ʻIao (FS 59), dawn breaks.
3. (Cap.) n., Valley and peak, West Maui.
4. n., A bird said to resemble the moho (no data).
iao
kikino ｜ noun / IA-O /1. s., Name given to a small fish used for bait.
2. Name of a bird somewhat like the moho.
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/ ĭ-ā'o /n., A species of small fish generally used for bait.
Iao
/ i'ā-o /towards dawn. Valley, Wailuku, Maui.
ʻĪao
iʻoa ｜ proper noun / ʻĪ-ao /- Stream, valley, peak (2,250 feet high), park, and one-time sacred burying place of chiefs (Jarrett 22), Wailuku qd. (see Kūkaemoku); intermediate school, Wailuku, Maui.
- Lane, Pālama, Honolulu, Oʻahu.
- Literally, cloud supreme.
ʻiao
Bird somewhat like the moho. (A.) Possibly the spotted Hawaiian rail (Pennula sandwichensis), a wingless bird that “crows” or burrs on the ground. Now extinct. See moho.
ʻiao
Silversides (Atheninomorus insularum). A small schooling fish second only to the nehu as aku or tuna bait. It has a broad silver stripe along the sides from which it gets its name and is phosphorescent. It grows to 4 inches.
Iāʻō
Ornate wrasse (Halichoeres ornatissimus). A multicolored reef fish that matures at about 7 inches.
Ia-o
s. a small fish used for bait.
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