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pū.koʻa.koʻa

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. Redup. of pūkoʻa 1, 2. Hina-ka-ʻōno-hipūkoʻakoʻa (name), Hina the many-colored rainbow bit.

2. n. A somewhat calcified green seaweed (Halimeda sp.), erect but not stiff, about 10 cm high, branching and spreading in fan shape, with round to triangular, flattened joints. Used medicinally, pounded up with laukahi (Plantago) and applied as a poultice to boils. The name may be qualified by the terms lau liʻi and lau nui.

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