Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Ledge, step, jog, as on a cliff.

• Examples:
  • He kanaka no kaulu hānai (saying), a man from the high cliff ledge [a prominent man].
• References:
  • See ex., pali.

2. (Cap.) Southern Cross.

• Related:
  • Also: Newe.

3. All species of an endemic genus (Pteralyxia 🌐), small trees related to maile, found only on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, resembling hōeli (Ochrosia 🌐) with its shiny, oblong leaves. Fruits are paired, red, ovoid, and each contains one large winged seed.

• References:
  • Neal 684.

4. Same as ʻālaʻa (Planchonella 🌐), a tree.

5. Same as āulu 5, and lonomea, Sapindus oahuensis 🌐, a tree.

6. Neighborhood, locality, place.

• References:
  • Cf. kaiāulu.

7. Variant of kaunu.

n. Names of several stars begin thus; see below.