Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Dust, dirt, dust cloud, spray (ʻeʻa and ʻea #4 are probably interchanged at times).

• Examples:
  • Kōwelo ʻeʻa, dust streamer.
  • Kū ka ʻeʻa i ke kula, the dust cloud rose over the plain.
  • ʻŌkaʻi ka ʻeʻa, ʻōkaʻi huakaʻi ʻula, a marching cloud of dust, a red procession on the march [warriors with feather cloaks].

2. n., Mountain banana patch.

• Examples:
  • Līlā ka maiʻa o ka ʻeʻa, wili ka ʻōkaʻi, spindly is the growth of the mountain banana patch, the blossom container twists [even a spindly plant may bear fruit].

3. n., A fish similar to ʻaʻawa, but with dark flesh.

Covered with or as with dust; to swell upward; to rise up (as a stream or the tide) (AP).