Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvt., To turn, as on hinges; to shut and open, as Venetian blinds; to peel off, as shingles in a gale; to upset, overturn, tear asunder.

• Related:
  • hoʻōlepe Caus/sim.; To cause to turn, shut, etc.
• References:
  • PCP koolepe .

2. n., Any kind of bivalve, as a mussel or oyster.

• References:
  • See below and ex., maka mua.

3. n., Garden balsam or impatiens (Impatiens balsamina 🌐), from southeastern Africa, an annual to about 90 cm tall, grown ornamentally for its pink, red, yellow, white, or spotted flowers.

• References:
  • Neal 539–40.

kikino Impatiens. Dic. See pukaaniani ʻōlepe, puke ʻōlepe.

To turn one way or another, as the course of a ship.

Bivalve that resembles the pipi (Pinctada radiata), the Hawaiian pearl oyster. A common shallow water species along shores of the main Hawaiian islands. Once plentiful in Pearl Harbor and Kaneohe Bay. (EAK 518.)