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1. n., Flesh, meat, flesh and blood, muscle, sinew, essence, substance.

• Figuratively, a relative; heart or gist of a matter.
• Examples:
  • Make nō ʻo Pāmano i ka ʻiʻo ponoʻī, Pāmano died of his own flesh and blood [said of harm done by relatives].
• Related:
  • For the fern hōʻiʻo see hōʻiʻo.
  • ʻAi ʻiʻo, carniverous.
  • hōʻiʻo Caus/sim.; To become fleshy; to form a corm, fruit, tuber; to grow thick, as a stem.
    • Mai ka pō mai ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, i hōʻiʻo i luna, i hua i luna (hula prayer), truth from out of the night, formed flesh above, formed fruit above.
• References:
  • PPN kiko.

2. vs., True, genuine, significant, real; really, truly, surely, actually; true worth.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻohe ʻiʻo hoʻi? Not really?
  • No laila, ʻiʻo akula! Fine!
  • Ka mea ʻiʻo makamae, the truly precious thing.
  • He akua ʻiʻo nō Lono, Lono is a true god.
  • E uhaele ʻiʻo aku kākou, let's do go.
  • Ke aliʻi ke piʻi i ka ʻiʻo, the chief is the one ascending to true significance.
• Related:
  • hōʻiʻo Caus/sim.; To take things in earnest or seriously.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻoiaʻiʻo, hanaʻiʻo.

3. n., Grain of wood.

• Examples:
  • ʻIʻo lau liʻi, grain with slight curliness.
  • ʻIʻo nalu, wavy grain.
  • ʻIʻo pū maiʻa, grain straight as a banana stalk.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻiʻo lau maiʻa.

• References:
  • See helu ʻiʻo, helu ʻiʻo ʻole, helu piha, waiwai ʻiʻo, ʻiʻo ʻole.