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1. n., Pig, hog, swine, pork.

  • Examples:
    • Puaʻa ʻimi aliʻi (FS 127), a chief-seeking pig [a priest after proper prayers would release a pig, which would then approach a chief that the priest was to serve].
    • Puaʻa nui huelo huluhulu, great pig with hairy tail [a name given to the horse on Lānaʻi].
    • Moe ka ihu o ka puaʻa, the snout of the pig has been laid down [entire pig sacrifice is offered].
    • Iāʻoe ke poʻopuaʻa a kākou, you are in charge of our offering of pig [literally, pig head].
  • References:

2. n., Formerly a general name for introduced quadrupeds.

  • References:
    • Gram. 2.9.2.

3. n., Banks of fog or clouds, often as gathered over a mountain summit, a sign of rain and believed to be the cloud forms of Kamapuaʻa.

  • Examples:
    • Mehe ao puaʻa lā, ke aloha e kau nei, like a cloud resting on the mountain is the love alighting here.

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Puaʻa

/ pu-ā'ā / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

hog. Land section, Lahaina, Maui.

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