Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vt., Mixing of a dark or brilliant color with a lighter one, as feathers in a lei; of dark hair of a young person with streaks of gray; to mix, as drinks.

• Examples:
  • Aʻeaʻe mōhala i luna o ke kukui, streaks of silvery gray showing on the candlenut tree [said of a graying person].

2. n., A kind of banana with green and white striped leaves and fruits.

• Related:
  • Also: koaʻe and manini.
• References:
  • Neal 249.

3. n., A fish (no data).

Dark, obscure, as a vision; to assume a softer, darker shade; to mix a dark or glistening color with a lighter one.

Dark or obscure, as a vision seen indistinctly. Pō aʻeaʻe, a night of indistinct vision, not totally dark, i.e., light and darkness mixed.