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mānienie ʻakiʻaki

/ mā.nie.nie ʻaki.ʻaki / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Seashore rush grass (Sporobolus virginicus).

  • Related:
    • Also: ʻakiʻaki, mānienie māhikihiki, and mānienie maoli.
  • References:
    • Neal 66–7.

2. n., Buffalo grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum), a coarse-leafed grass from the southern United States, used for lawns in Hawaiʻi. Sometimes qualified by haole and also called mānienie māhikihiki.

  • References:
    • Neal 72–3.

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mānienie ʻakiʻaki

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Seashore rush grass (Sporobolus virginicus). This is a turf-forming, sand-binding rush grass. The Hawaiian word ʻakiʻaki refers to the supposed power of this grass to exorcise evil spirits. (NEAL 66.) See mahiki.

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