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kilo heʻe

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n.v. One who fishes for octopus by looking through a glass-bottomed box; formerly the kilo heʻe spit chewed kukui nut on the sea to calm the water, then examined (kilo) the sea bottom for octopus; to fish thus. Also ʻōkilo heʻe.

kilo heʻe

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Squid looking; person who looks and fishes for squid and octopus. The place for looking is just beyond the kuaʻau, the basin inside a reef.

E huli iā “kilo heʻe” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kilo heʻe” on Ulukau.

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