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mahiʻili

/ mahi.ʻili / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To plunder thoroughly; to take all, as a chief taking all the property of his subjects. Literally, dig skin.

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mahiʻili

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To take or seize property for the king. This was often done by unscrupulous officers who left nothing to the people but their skin. Lit., dig skin.

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