Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vi., To stir, show animation, move, as a fledgling.

• Related:
  • hoʻonene Caus/sim.
• References:
  • Cf. nenene.

2. Variant of manene #1.

• Related:
  • Waiokanene (name of a stream at Waiʻanae, Oʻahu), water of the cooling sensation.
• References:
  • PCP nene.

3. n., A kind of shellfish.

s. A goose, a species of which is found on the high lands of Hawaii.

2. A visible appearance; a sign of something about to take place.

3. A report; a rumor; a gossip. Mar. 13:7.

4. A species of thick grass; mauu, weuweu.

O ka mauu nene aala i ke kula o Kanehou

Ua like paha—ao i like.

v. To be on the point of breaking out, as a war.

2. To be excited; to be moved, as a company of persons at unexpected news. Laieik. 116.

1. The wild goose, (Nesochen sandvicensis), a species peculiar to the Hawaiian islands.

2. Hearsay of something about to happen; report; rumor; gossip.

1. To be reported by rumor.

2. To be on the point of breaking out, as a war.

3. To be excited; to be moved, as a company of persons at unexpected news. Laieik. p. 116.

goose. Land section, Hilo, Hawaiʻi.