Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

pāʻeli

/ pā.ʻeli / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To dig the earth, as to plant in a taro patch.

  • Related:
    • hoʻopāʻeli Caus/sim.; to cause such digging.

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

pāʻeli

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. A small piece of land within a moʻo ʻāina or paukū (no data) (SMK). 2. An enclosed place on dry lava slopes such as those near the Kona coast and parts of Kaʻū, where dryland taro was planted in a hole excavated in crumbling lava (ESH).

E huli iā “pāʻeli” ma Ulukau.

Search for “pāʻeli” on Ulukau.

Hāpai i wehewehena hou a i ʻole i ʻōlelo hoʻoponopono ｜ Suggest a translation or correction

E hāpai i kahi wehewehena a i ʻole hoʻoponopono no Wehewehe Wikiwiki. ｜ Suggest a translation or correction to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki Community Dictionary for consideration.

Mai hoʻouna mai i noi unuhi ʻōlelo. ｜ This is not a translation service.