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 Huli Taro top (used for planting)
Hawaiian Uli Early stage in the development of a foetus, as the body begins to form Uncertain Semantic Connection
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
Hawaiian Kahu Tend oven, make cooking fire
Hawaiian Kahua Foundation, base, site, location etc.
Hawaiian Kahuna Priest, sorcerer, expert in any field Problematic
Hawaiian Kahuli Overthrow, overturn, capsize
Hawaiian Kahuki Rotten, as a banana stump; overripe, as a banana
Hawaiian Kaaloa Names of three nights of the month...sacred to the god Kanaloa: Kaaloa Kuu Kahi, Kaaloa Kuu Lua, Kaaloa Pau (24-26) Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian Kanaka Man, human, person
Hawaiian Kani Cry out
Hawaiian Kani Sound
Hawaiian Kanulu Roaring, vibrating sound, as of distant thunder
Hawaiian Kai Sea, seawater, area near the sea
Hawaiian Kai/kaina Younger sibling or cousin of the same sex
Hawaiian Taa ia His, her (a vestigial form)
Hawaiian Kaiao Dawn
Hawaiian Kaaʔiʔii Hard, rigid, stingy, close-fisted, persistent Problematic
Hawaiian Kaʔiʔi A small-meshed net
Hawaiian Kaunaʔoa Name of various vine spp Borrowed Problematic
Hawaiian Kaunaʔoa pehu, kaunaʔoa uka. Kaunoʔa (Niʔihau) (StJ). Cassytha filiformis Phonologically Irregular
Hawaiian Kai piʔi High or rising tide Problematic
Hawaiian Kaikea Sap, sapwood