Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvi., To bark, as a dog; to howl (Ioela 1.5), bowwow; lamentation, cry of distress; doleful creature (Isa. 13.21), sad (perhaps aoa).

• Related:
  • hōaoa Caus/sim.; To make a dog bark or howl.
• References:
  • PCP (k)aoa.

2. n., A small shellfish (Melampus castaneus 🌐), strung in leis.

• Related:
  • Also: makaʻaoa.
• References:
  • PCP ka(ʻ,l)oa.

3. Same as ʻiliahi, sandalwood.

• References:
  • AP

4. n., Name for sacrificial places near fishponds where semiannual offerings were made, as of taro, bananas, mullet, kohekohe sedge, and black pigs. (Ii 26.)

5. (Cap.) n., Name of a sea breeze associated with Honolulu and elsewhere.

• Related:
  • Also: ʻAoʻaoa or Ulumano.

6. n., Hour.

• Eng.
• References:
  • Ka Nonanona, 1844.

Sandalwood (Santalum spp.), better known as ʻdi ʻili ahi. A small tree. (NEAL 325.) Andrews defines ʻaoa vaguely as “the name of a tree not found in these islands, but in some foreign country; often spoken of in the ancient meles:”

Snail (Melampus castaneus). Small shellfish, typical inhabitant of the high shoreline. It has a smooth, brown, polished shell, often strung on leis. See ālealea, makaʻaoa. (EAK 491.)