ʻiwa
n.
1. Frigate or man-of-war bird (Fregata minor palmerstoni); it has a wing span of 12 m. Fig., thief, so called because it steals food by forcing other birds to disgorge; also used figuratively for a handsome person, as follows: Kīkaha ka ʻiwa, he lā makani, poises the frigate bird, a windy day [of a handsome person who draws attention, as does the ʻiwa bird poised aloft]. Ka ʻiwa ālai maka, the frigate bird that fascinates the eye [an attractive person]. He iwa ka hoa e like ai (Kel. 134), just like one's friend the ʻiwa bird (of one dressed up in finery). See ex., maʻoha; see sayings, ʻānai, haehae 2. (PCP kiwa.)
2. A native fern (Asplenium horridum) with narrow, feather-shaped fronds 45 to 95 cm long, their dark stems bearing dark-brown hairs and scales. The stems were formerly used for making hats. Also ʻalae. (PCP kiwa.)
ʻiwa,ʻiwa
n.
1. All maidenhair ferns (Adiantum spp.), from warm regions of the world, many grown ornamentally. The stems are dark, commonly shiny, slender, wiry; the fronds' subdivisions are four-sided, oblong, or wedge-shaped. (Neal 17–9.) ʻAʻohe i ana iho koʻu makemake i nā ʻiwaʻiwa o ka ua o Hāʻao (hula), my desire is not satisfied for the maidenhair ferns in the Hāʻao rain. (PCP kiwakiwa.)
2. A small, high-mountain fern (Asplenium adiantum-nigrum), with shiny, brown stems and triangular or ovate, subdivided, stiff fronds, the spores numerous, often found covering the under side of the fronds. Known in many countries.
3. Var. name for manawahua 2, ferns (Doryopteris spp.), listed by Rock and Hillebrand.
ʻīwā
ʻaʻano Live, as a television or radio broadcast (as opposed to taped delayed or reruns). Ua ʻīwā ka hoʻolele ʻia ʻana o ka hōʻike hula i ka pō nei. The hula performance was broadcast live last night. Sh. i kēia wā. Also kūʻānō.
I-WA
, num. adj. Nine; the number nine; also aiwa and eiwa.
I-WA
s. A thief; the word comes from Oiwa, a notorious thief who lived long ago and obtained the surname of Oiwahue, i. e., Oiwathief.
I-WA
s. The name of a large bird with black feathers.
Iwa (ĭ'-wă), adj.
/ ĭ'-wă /Ninth; one of nine equal parts.
Iwa (ĭ'-wă), n.
/ ĭ'-wă /The frigate bird (Fregata aquila); the man-of-war bird.
Ke ike i ka iwa.
He ia ko lalo.
Iwa (ĭ-wa'), n.
/ ĭ-wa' /1. A thief: named after Iwahue, a notorious thief who lived long ago.
ʻiwa
Frigate bird or Man oʻ War (Fregata minor palmerstoni) with a wing span of about 7 feet and a body from beak to tail averag- ing 37 inches. It is a soaring, floating creature that canʻt stand, walk, or even swim. While homing at dayʻs end, it swoops upon other birds such as booby gannets carrying fish intended for their young, dislodges the fish, and dives unerringly on the bruised fish which it takes to its own nest. It can only take flight from a bush or mound of earth. The hurricane of 1982 was fit- tingly named ʻIwa.
iwa
nine.
E huli iā “iwa” ma Ulukau.
Search for “iwa” on Ulukau.