Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Tight, difficult to extract, as a plug; stiff.

• Examples:
  • E ʻiʻī ana, ēhē, āhā, e mamau ana, ēhē, āhā (chant for Kamehameha IV), fitted tightly, tra-la, remaining firm, tra-la.
• Related:
  • hōʻiʻī Caus/sim.; To strain and grunt as during real or false pain or exertion; labor pains.
    • Figuratively, stingy.
    • No ka nui o ka iʻa, hō ʻiʻī nā lawaiʻa i ka huki ʻana i ka ʻupena, because of the great number of fish, the fishermen groaned as they pulled on the net.

2. vi., To frown, scowl.

• Related:
  • hōʻiʻī Caus/sim. (often used with maka).

3. vi., To move swiftly.

• Source:
  • Kauaʻi.

4. vs., Lost, as old knowledge.

• Rare