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mahi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., To cultivate, farm; a farm, plantation, patch.

2. vs., Strong, energetic, as a worker.

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/ MA-HI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To dig the ground for the purpose of planting food; to cultivate land by digging; to dress land; to till, as a field or garden; e mahi aku i ke kihapai o ka aina. Note.—Clearing off the weeds, grass, &c., is waele.

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/ MA-HI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Cultivation; planting, &c. 1 Sam. 8:12.

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/ MA-HI / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Strong; energetic, as a laboring man; as a fighting-cock; moa mahi, a fighting-cock.

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/ mā'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., Strong; energetic, as a laboring man; as a fighting-cock; moa mahi, a fighting-cock.

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mahi

/ mă'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

n., Cultivation; planting, etc.

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/ mā'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To dig the ground for the purpose of planting food, to cultivate land by digging; to dress land; to till, as a field or garden; e mahi aku i ke kihapai o ka aina. (Clearing off the weeds, grass, etc., is waele.)

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Mahi

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Place, lower Mānoa, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for a Hawaiian who owned much of the land.

  • Literally, strong.
  • References:
    • TM.

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Mahi

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

Dive site, Waiʻanae, Oʻahu. One of the three most popular dive sites on Oʻahu. The Mahimahi was a 165-foot navy mine-sweeper sunk in 1982 as an artificial reef at 90 feet. The name of the ship is commonly shortened to Mahi.

  • Literally, dolphin fish.

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mahi

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

energetic: to cultivate.

mahi

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Cultivate (HRH) (PE). 2. A farm, plantation, patch (PE).

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