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1. Same as pōniu, a vine.

• Examples:
  • He ʻinalua, he lāʻau hihi, he mea hopu iʻa, an ʻinalua, vines for catching fish.
• References:
  • See naomakalua.

2. Another name for huehue #2.

Vines widely used in making baskets for catching fish. Other such vines included pōniu, huehue, lāʻau hihi,ʻieʻie.

Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), a variable, herbaceous vine that climbs to 10 feet. Roots and leaves are used as medicine to treat rheumatism and digestive and pulmonary disorders. (NEAL 532.) See Plants: Vines, ʻinalua, pōniu.

Balloon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum), a variable, slender-stemmed, herbaceous plant that climbs to about 10 feet. An inflated, ovoid capsule contains three pea-sized seeds, each black with a white, heart-shaped scar on one end. Superstition has it that a lei of the plant worn on the head and then thrown into the sea will rid one of a headache. See pōniu. (NEAL 532.) See Plants: Uses.