1. nvs. Height, high place, summit, crest, elevation; the second platform in the lananuʻu mamao, oracle tower on a heiau; stratum; piled high. Fig., great. Ka ua nuʻu, torrential rain. ʻEkolu mau nuʻu pō (Kep. 49), three strata of night. Ua hiki aku i ka nuʻu ka mana o Roma, the power of Rome reached its culminating point. (PPN nuku.)
2. Same as hoʻonuʻu. hoʻo.nuʻu To eat heartily (see saying koʻu #1).
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v. To rise or swell up; to be full or high.
2. Hoo. To eat much; to have a swelled stomach; to devour food eagerly. See ANUU.
s. See NUU, v. A raised place in the heiau where the god dwelt and where the offerings were placed. See KAPAAU.
2. Evenness; an evenly raised surface.
A raised place in the heiau or temple where the god dwelt and where the offerings were placed, also called kapaau.
To sup. Syn: Penu.
craig niche. Land section, Kaupo, Maui.
Land section and landing, Lualaʻi-lua Hills qd., Maui. Land section, Ka-malō qd., Molokaʻi. Lit., height.
Bay, beach, dive site, landing, Nuʻu, Maui. Detrital sand beach on the shore of Nuʻu Bay that is the largest beach in the district of Kaupō. The ruins of the landing are on the point on the east side of the bay. The landing was a shipping point for cattle from Kaupō Ranch. The dive site is off the landing. Lit., height.
To eat with relish and good appetite.
Raised place or second stage, in a heiau where the gods dwelt and where offerings were placed.
Middle level of the oracle town. It was the platform where the images were placed or where the gods stood.
E huli iā “nuʻu” ma Ulukau.
Search for “nuʻu” on Ulukau.