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vi. To stand, sit, or walk with legs wide apart, straddle; straddling.

v. See HELEI. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle; ua ku kiihelei oia ma kela aoao a ma keia aoao o ke awa.

adv. Branching apart; stradling. See the verb.

Kiihelei (ki'i-hē'-le'i), adv.

/ ki'i-hē'-le'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Branching apart; straddling.

2. Not compactly; in a disorderly manner: Pehea hoi i kiihelei ai ke kanu ana o kou mau laau? How is it that your trees are planted in so disorderly an arrangement?

Kiihelei (ki'i-hē'-lē'i), v.

/ ki'i-hē'-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[See helei, to spread open.]

1. To stand, sit or walk with the legs wide apart.

2. To straddle: Ua ku kiihelei, oia ma kela aoao a ma keia aoao o ke awa.

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