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nāwao

/ nā.wao / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., A domesticated taro that has gone wild in the forest, (wao).

  • Source:
    • Kaʻū name. A native taro cultivated in Puna.
  • Examples:
    • Hui aku, hui mai, hui kalo me ka nāwao, mixed here, mixed there, mixed wild taro with tame taro [utter confusion].

2. Same as nākea, a fish.

3. (Cap.) n., Same as Mū ʻai maiʻa, a mythical people.

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NA-WAO

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Name of a species of small fish found in fresh water streams; kiahimanu.

2. A large red kind of kalo unfit for eating.

3. FIG. Used for that which is bad, in the proverbial phrase ke hui nei kalo i ka nawao, the good is joined with the evil; another form is, ua hui aku a ua hui mai kalo i ka nawao.

Nawao (nă-wā'o), n.

/ nă-wā'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A small fish of the oopu class found in fresh water streams.

Nawao (nā'-wā'o), n.

/ nā'-wā'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Wild taro, also called aweuweu.

2. Used for that which is bad, in the proverbial phrase ke hui nei kalo i ka nawao, the good is joined with the evil; another form is, ua hui aku a ua hui mai kalo i ka nawao.

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