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liliʻu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvs. Scorching, burning, smarting, as salt in a raw wound or pain in the eyes. (Queen Liliʻu-o-ka-lani was said to have been so named because at the time of her birth her foster mother's aunt, Kīnaʻu, was suffering with pain in the eyes.) Lā liliʻu, burning sun. hoʻo.liliʻu Caus/sim. Ka hoʻoliliʻu ʻana a ke aloha (chant), the burning love.

2. n. Niʻihau name for pua kalaunu, crown flower.

Liliʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

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