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ʻopihi

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n., Limpets, Hawaiians recognize three kinds: kōʻele (Cellana talcosa, the largest), ʻālinalina (C. sandwicensis), makaiauli (C. exarata). Scientists also recognize C. melanostoma. For some persons, ʻopihi are an ʻaumakua.

2. n., Salted and dried abalone from the mainland.

  • Related:
    • Also: ʻopihi malihini.

3. n., Design for tapa and mats consisting of small triangles, probably named for the limpet.

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ʻopihi

Pukui-Elbert Eng to Haw,

See limpet.

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ʻOpihi

Place Names of Hawaiʻi Wahi ｜ Location,

Offshore rock near the north boundary of Keonepoko Nui, Makuʻu qd., Puna, Hawaiʻi, sometimes called Mokuʻopihi.

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ʻOpihi

Hawaiʻi Place Names Wahi ｜ Location,

Island, Makuʻu, Hawaiʻi. Small rock island off Makuʻu. Also known as Mokuʻopihi. Literally, limpet.

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