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pua niu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Coconut flower. Hale pua niu, house where offerings of bananas, coconuts, kava were kept, said to be offered in order to deify a deceased person and make him into a lizard god.

2. vs. Color of the coconut flower; ivory-colored.

pua niu

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Kapa dyed with niu (coconut).

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