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ʻaukuʻu

/ ʻau.kuʻu / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax hoactli), a non-migratory land bird, which feeds on small fish and the larvae of insects in water.

  • References:
    • See sayings, heron.
    • PCP kautuku.

2. n., Kind of fishhook with a long slender shaft, perhaps named for its resemblance to the heron's neck.

3. n., A long bamboo pole with two maile stalks across the top that were gummed with lime to catch birds.

4. vi., To vomit, retch.

5. n., Cords held by the fishermen (hoʻāu) who managed the net in kuʻu fishing.

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Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax hoactli). A non-migratory bird inhabiting marshes and muddy shorelines. Its voice is a hoarse, croaking quack. It is common to most of the islands of the group. Also called ʻaukuʻu kahili.

Long bamboo pole with two maile stalks across the top, gummed with lime to catch birds. See ʻalakō.

Fishhook with a long slender shaft, shaped like a heronʻs neck.

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