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1. vs., Surly, cranky, roiled, complaining, irritable, peevish, bad tempered, cantankerous, cross; severe, as labor.

• Examples:
  • Kai ʻaʻaka (Kep. 103), roiled sea.
• Related:
  • hōʻaʻaka Caus/sim.; To act surly, to pretend to be cross.
• References:
  • See ex., papaioa.

2. vs., Dry, as coral of the reef at low tide; parched, wrinkled, dry and thirsty; peeling off, as the tough skin of such fish as the humuhumu after it has been in the fire; to crackle, burst, as a ripe melon.

3. n., Rocky undersea cavern.

• References:
  • PH 219, Malo 26.

4. n., Wood of the naio, bastard sandalwood.

Dry, as the coral of the reef at low tide.

Wood of the naio, bastard sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense). (NEAL 791.) See Plants: Uses, naio.

1. Dry as coral of the reef at low tide (AP)(PE). 2. A rocky undersea cavern (PE). Also, mimilo (SMK).