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kupuʻeu

/ kupu.ʻeu / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Rascal, scamp.

2. Hero, wondrous one, so called because the hero of tales often as a youth was mischievous and fond of plundering taro or stealing chickens (as Kamapuaʻa), a means of showing his exemption from the taboos of ordinary men.

  • References:
    • Laie 475.

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kupueu

/ KU-PU-E-U / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., A person who excels in doing good or in doing mischief; ma ke ahiahi o ua la hoouka kaua nei o na kupueu. Laieik. 109.

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kupueu

/ kū'-pŭ-e'u / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A person who excels in doing good or in doing mischief: ma ke ahiahi o ua la hoouka kaua nei o na kupueu. Laieik. p. 109.

2. n., An expert.

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