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pōhina

/ pō.hina / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. vs., Gray, misty, foggy, dimly visible, hazy.

  • Examples:
    • Pōhina i ka uahi, hazy with smoke.
  • References:

2. vi., To fall prone, topple.

  • Examples:
    • Pōhina-ka-honua (personal name, For. 4:167), the land topples.

3. (Cap.) Same as Polo Ahi Lani, a star.

4. n., A variety of sugar cane, red or brown, similar to uahi-a-Pele but less vigorous, dying back after tasseling.

  • References:
    • HP 223, 225.

5. n., A variety of taro.

6. n., A variety of sweet potato.

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PO-HI-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. See POHI and ANA. A mist or fine rain; a fog; a thin cloud.

2. A person with gray hairs; one having white hairs. See POOHINA.

3. Any white substance, as pia, flour, &c.

pohina

/ PO-HI-NA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., White; whitish; having a white appearance.

Pohina luna i ke ao makani kaluu,
Naue ka lehua ka pua o ka laau,
Hakawai ka ohua o Okuauli,
Uli ke a i na hua e ke akua.

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Pohina (pō'-hī'-na), adj.

/ pō'-hī'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

White; whitish; having a white appearance.
Pohina luna i ke ao makani kaluu.
Naue ka lehua ka pua o ka laau,
Hakawai ka ohua o Okuauli,
Uli ke a i na hua e ke akua.

2. Obscure; beclouded.

Pohina (pō'-hī'-na), n.

/ pō'-hī'-na / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. A mist or fine rain; a fog; a thin cloud.

2. Any white substance of milk-like color.

pōhina

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Fine mist or fog; light rain; thin cloud; whitish, grayish.

pōhina

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Smoky cane, almost identical to uahi-a-Pele but less vigorous. Dies back after tasseling, which it does freely. Has practically no wax bloom, which gives it a dirty-red to brown color.

pōhina

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Ancient variety of sweet potato. (HP 133.)

pōhina

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

To fall prone, topple (PE).

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