1. n. Coral head. Pūkoʻa wāwahi waʻa, a coral head that wrecks canoes. Pūkoʻa kani ʻāina, a reef that makes the land ring [a great and invulnerable fighter].
2. vs. Spotted, as in several colors. Cf. puaʻa pūkoʻa.
3. vi. To rise, blow, as smoke. Ua pūkoʻa aʻela ka uahi (Hal. 18.8), the smoke rose.
4. Same as puʻukaʻa, a plant.
v. To ascend; to rise up, as smoke. Hal. 18:8. Pukoa ae la ka uahi o ka luapele.
2. To mix and mingle, as smoke; to collect together.
s. Rocks hidden or sunken under water, but such as ships may strike upon.
2. The coral rocks of the ocean; ka pukoa nui e nee ae nei—e! Oh, the great rocks of the reef all coming this way!
3. Smoke united in a column and ascending, as from a volcano.
4. The name of a hog with long tushes; ina loloa na niho o ka puaa, he pukoa ia puaa.
1. Rocks hidden or sunken under water, such as ships may strike upon.
2. The coral rocks of the ocean: Ka pukoa nui e nee ae nei-e! Oh, the great rocks of the reef all coming this way!
3. Smoke united in a column and ascending as from a volcano.
1. To ascend; to rise up, as smoke: Hal. 18:8. Pukoa ae la ka uahi o ka luapele.
2. To mix and mingle, as smoke; to collect together.
coral heap. Land section, Kona, Molokai.
Gulch, Wai-piʻo qd., Hawaiʻi. Street, Kai-lua, Oʻahu. Lit., coral head.
Sunken rocks; coral rocks of the ocean. (A.) Coral head that wrecks canoes. Pūkoʻa kani ʻāiva, a reef that makes the land ring [a great and invulnerable fighter]. (PE.)
rocks submerged; reef; coral rocks.
E huli iā “pūkoʻa” ma Ulukau.
Search for “pūkoʻa” on Ulukau.