puka.pai
vt. To rebuke mildly, as because of affection. Pukapai aʻela kahi luahine makuahine: “Ē kuʻu keiki, kanaka maikaʻi, ʻaʻole nohoʻi e akahele ka leʻaleʻa ʻana.” The motherly old woman mildly rebuked: “My child, handsome person, why not be prudent in your amusements.”