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1. v., To take away; to carry off; to bear away. Laieik.18. Hence,

2. To flee; to be routed, as men in battle.

3. To flee from fear; to forsake the care of; ua ahai na makua i na keiki, aole hoihoi hou mai i ke kula, the parents took no care of the children, and did not send them back to school.

4. To arrive, as a set day or proper time for doing a thing; ahai ia ka la e hakaka ai.

s., The name of a pillar, wood or stone, which a chief sets up in memory of some great exploit. The exploit itself is a pao (arch.) Alaila, kau ka ahai maluna iho o na pao.

adj., Breaking off and carrying away; ka manu ahai kanu awa e, the bird clipping the twig of a tree and planting it elsewhere; poetical.

adj., Breaking off and carrying away: ka manu ahai kanu awa e, the bird clipping the twig of a tree and planting it elsewhere.

n., The name of a pillar, wood or stone, which a chief sets up in memory of some great exploit: Alaila, kau ka ahai malua iho o na pao, Therefore the pillar is erected on the arch, or prop.

1. v., To take away; to carry off; to bear away. (Laieik. p. 18.) Hence,

2. v., To flee; to be routed, as men in battle.