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1. n. A whistle sometimes blown during the game of pūhenehene; the answer of the players when addressed by the guesser in the game of pūhenehene (Malo 218) and perhaps also in the game of kilu.

2. Same as pūheheo.

s. A sport of children like jumping the rope. See KOHEOHEO. NOTE.—If grown people attended the play it was called kilu.

Puheoheo (pū'-hē'-ŏ-hē'-o), n.

/ pū'-hē'-ŏ-hē'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A sport of children.

Exclamation in the game puhenehene. When all is in readiness, the leader calls puheoheo! All went into hoʻopāpā (repartee). The game was on!

E huli iā “pūheoheo” ma Ulukau.

Search for “pūheoheo” on Ulukau.

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