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lawena

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Getting, acquiring, taking, carrying, acquisition; movement, as of dancing hands.

  • Examples:
    • Pehea ka lawena a ka ipo? (song), how to get a sweetheart?
    • Ka lawena a ka maka, flirtatious summons of the eye.

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lawena

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino, Behavior, as the way people or animals act.

  • Source:
      Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
  • Related:
    • Aʻo kahua lawena. Performance-based learning, kinesthetic-based learning.
    • Lawena ʻike hānau. Instinctive behavior.
    • Lawena ʻapo. Learned behavior.

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