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wai.ʻele

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n. Black tapa dye; tapa so dyed.

2. vt. To drug fish with ʻauhuhu.

WAI-E-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. To poison or intoxicate fish; to catch fish by making them numb.

WAI-E-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s. Wai and ele, dark colored. A dye for cloth or kapa.

Waiele (wă'i-ē'-le), n.

/ wă'i-ē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

[Wai, water, and ele, dark colored.] A dye for cloth or tapa.

Waiele (wă'i-ē'-le), v.

/ wă'i-ē'-le / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To drug or intoxicate fish; to catch fish by making them numb; a mode of fishing with the auhuhu.

waiʻele

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

To poison or intoxicate fish with ʻauhuhu; to catch fish by benumbing them.

waiʻele

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Dark or black dye for kapa.

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