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1. n., Skin, complexion, hide, pelt, scalp, bark, rind, peel.

• Examples:
  • ʻAʻohe mea ʻē aʻe, ʻo ka lole wale nō i ka ʻili, there was nothing else except the clothing on the back.
• Hoʻokae ʻili, race prejudice; to have race prejudice.
• Related:
  • Ka ʻili o ke poʻo, scalp.
  • Kāne i ka ʻili, husband.
• References:
  • See ex., kūakā.
  • PPN kili.

2. Leather.

• Examples:
  • ʻIli lahilahi, thin leather.
  • ʻIli mānoanoa, thick leather.

3. Surface, area.

• References:
  • Cf. ʻili ʻāina, ʻilikai.

4. Binding, cover.

• Examples:
  • ʻIli paʻa, hard cover (of a book).

5. Land section, next in importance to ahupuaʻa and usually a subdivision of an ahupuaʻa.

6. Strap of any kind, as reins, harness, fan belt, machine belt; hose.

• References:
  • Cf. alaʻume.

7. Pebble (less used than ʻiliʻili); kōnane pebble.

8. vs., Square, as in measurements.

• Examples:
  • Ana ʻili, square measurements.

kikino, Skin.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Also: ʻaluʻalu.
  • Welu ʻili. Chamois, chamois cloth.
  • ʻIli kūloko. Subcutus, in biology.
  • ʻIli kūwaena. Dermis.
  • ʻIli kūwaho. Epidermis.
  • ʻŌnaehana ʻili. Integumentary system, in biology.
• References:
  • See moena ʻili.

kikino, Bark, of a plant.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Examples:
  • ʻIli iho. Inner bark.
  • ʻIli o waho. Outer bark.
• Related:
  • Also: ʻaluʻalu.
  • Wale ʻili. Cambium, i.e. the slippery layer under the bark of a plant which is the growing area of the stem.

No base definition, only supplemental content.

• Related:
  • Paihaʻakei ʻili. Racism, i.e. adhering to a belief that one's own race is superior to another race. Also: paihaʻakei lāhui.

Pebble worn round and smooth by water. Two pebbles in each hand are used in a hula, clicking together with a grasping motion of the palms. Hula ʻiliʻili, pebble dance.

Next smaller piece of land to the ahupuaʻa. There are thirtythree of these districts in the ahupuaʻa of Honolulu. However, there could be as few as two ʻili in an ahupuaʻa.

Skin.

1. “An ili has been interpreted to mean a land section, next in importance to ahupuaa and usually a subdivision of an ahupuaa.” McBryde Sugar Co. v. Robinson, 54 Haw. 174, 177, n.l (1973) (citation omitted); (PE). 2. “Within the ahupuaa were a number of subdivisions, each of which was called an ili.” Territory v. Bishop Trust Co., Ltd., 41 Haw. 358, 361 (1956). 3. “There are two kinds of ilis. One, the ili of the ahupuaa, a mere subdivision of the ahupuaa for the convenience of the chief holding the ahupuaa, as for instance, the ilis of Lihue and Waimanalo, in the ahupuaa of Honouliuli. The Konohikis of such iliainas as these brought their revenues to the chief holding the ahupuaa. The other class were the ili kupono (shortened into ili ku) these were independent of the ahupuaa, nor did they pay general tribute to it.” Harris v. Carter, 6 Haw. 195, 206 (1877). 4. “A portion of land similar to an ahupuaa only smaller and usually awarded to a lesser chief (nobility).” State v. Hawaiian Dredging Co., 48 Haw. 152, 162, n.ll (1964). 5. Subdivision of land. In re Application of State to Register and Confirm Title at Moiliili, 49 Haw. 537, 558 (1967). (Richardson, C.J., dissenting.) 6. “The ili of the ahupuaa was a subdivision for the convenience of the chief holding the ahupuaa, alii ai ahupuaa. The konohikis of these divisions were only the agents of the said chief, all the revenues of the land included, going to him, and the said land in Hawaiian parlance, ʻbelonging to the ahupuaa’(CJL). 7. A small district of land, next smaller than an ahupua ʻa. (An ili was not necessarily all of one piece, but might consist of a number of detached lele or “jumps.” The ili of Punahou was of this kind.) (AP). 8. Land area smaller than an ahupuaa; to contain; surface area. 9. The total land area of a certain parcel. 10. Area (PE). 11. Square, as in measurements (PE).