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nvs. Startled, surprised, astonished, aghast, frightened; surprise, amazement, fright. hoʻo.pū.ʻiwa To startle, astonish, etc. Me nā mea kani e ho ʻopūʻiwa iā ʻoukou (2 Oihn. 12.12), with the instruments to startle you.

v. To be taken by surprise; to start suddenly, as a horse when frightened; to be affrighted, as from sleep; to meet with sudden surprise from any cause.

2. To jump or start suddenly.

3. Hoo. To cry out or sound an alarm. 2 Oihl. 13:12. See PUOHO and PUIHO.

s. Amazement; a surprise; a stupefaction on account of wonder; a starting from fright; sudden excitement.

Puiwa (pŭ-ī-wă), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Amazement; a surprise; a stupefaction on account of wonder; a starting from fright; sudden excitement.

Puiwa (pŭ-ī'-wă), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be taken by surprise; to be startled suddenly, as a horse when frightened; to be affrighted, as from sleep; to meet with sudden surprise from any cause.

startled. Land section, Oahu.

Pūʻiwa

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Road, lane, pool, and area, Nuʻu-anu, Honolulu. A god of tapa makers, Maikohā, was buried here near the stream, and from his body grew the first wauke (paper mulberry) plants. (Westervelt, 1964: 20, but see HM 99.) Lit., startled (Ka-mehameha I's guns startled the Oʻahu enemy here).

To meet with surprise from any source; speechless from sudden excitement; startled, amazed, frightened.

fright; surprise; amazement.

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