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pā.kukui

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvi. Shiftless, vagabond; to wander; to play the wanton; to nibble but not take the hook, of fish.

2. n. A method of enriching the soil for taro plantings by use of kukui leaves, which in rocky areas were covered with dirt in order to make soil. Lit., candlenut enclosure. (Kep. 153.)

Pakukui (pā'-kŭ-kū'-i), n.

/ pā'-kŭ-kū'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Fishes that only nibble at a bait but fail to take the hook.

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