Entries from Pukui & Elbert 1986 in Pollex-Online

Pukui, M. K. and S. H. Elbert (1986). Hawaiian Dictionary. Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press.

Language Item Description
Hawaiian Hoaka Second day of month
Hawaiian Hoaka Bright, shiny, glittering
Hawaiian Honi Touch noses, smell
Hawaiian Ho/hono/ Odour of perspiration
Hawaiian Hoi (Dioscorea bulbifera), (Dioscorea sativa)
Hawaiian Hola (Tephrosia purpurea), a slender shrubby legume used for poisoning fish
Hawaiian Holo Landslide
Hawaiian Holo Run; sail, ride, go
Hawaiian Holo A long bundle, as of hard poi
Hawaiian Holoi Wash, clean, scour
Hawaiian Holu Ripple (as waves)
Hawaiian Hope Buttocks, behind, after, posterior
Hawaiian Hopo(hopo) Anxiety, uncertainty, doubt, fright, uncertain, anxious, in doubt
Hawaiian Hopu Seize
Hawaiian ʔOpu Jump into water feet first without making a splash Problematic
Hawaiian Hoohaa Cowardly, coward, cowardice
Hawaiian Hua Word, letter, figure, watchword, speak Uncertain Semantic Connection
Hawaiian Huaʔi To disclose, reveal, uncover, as an oven; to disinter, dig up; pour forth, break forth; to churn water, as a ship propellor
Hawaiian ʔOʔopu-hue Swellfishes, Puffers, Globefishes
Hawaiian Huelo Tail (as of dog, cat, pig) Problematic
Hawaiian Hulali A kind of Beche-de-mer
Hawaiian Huli Taro top (used for planting)
Hawaiian Hulu Cloth
Hawaiian Hume Put on, as a loincloth
Hawaiian Humu Sew, stitch, bind
Hawaiian Humu/humu Triggerfish
Hawaiian Huupee Nasal mucus
Hawaiian Kaa To hit, strike, thrust, dash
Hawaiian Kaa Hack
Hawaiian ʔE/kaa Hand, as of bananas
Hawaiian Kaa Root-cutting, as of breadfruit Problematic
Hawaiian Kaa To make net meshes
Hawaiian Ka/kae Spry, lively, quick Problematic
Hawaiian Kae Refuse n
Hawaiian Kookuli Earwax
Hawaiian Kaha Place
Hawaiian Kaha Cut open or slice lengthwise, scratch, mark, draw
Hawaiian Kaha Swoop, as a kite; be poised, soar, as a bird
Hawaiian Kohana Nude, naked
Hawaiian Kaahana/hana Clearing, as in a forest
Hawaiian Kahaʔula Sensual dream
Hawaiian Kahakai Beach, seashore
Hawaiian Kahakoo Steep to, sheer
Hawaiian Kahe Flow
Hawaiian Kaahela Spread out, flat
Hawaiian ʔOohelo A small shrub (Vaccinium reticulatum) with small, rounded, toothed leaves and red or yellow berries
Hawaiian Kaahili To brush, sweep, switch; a ceremonial standard
Hawaiian Kahiki Any foreign country
Hawaiian Kahiko Old, ancient; old person
Hawaiian Kaahoa Strike, break