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nvs., Chief, chiefess, officer, ruler, monarch, peer, headman, noble, aristocrat, king, queen, commander; royal, regal, aristocratic, kingly; to rule or act as a chief, govern, reign; to become a chief. Figuratively, kind (see naʻau aliʻi, ʻōpū aliʻi).

  • Examples:
    • Aliʻi nui, high chief.
    • Kāna aliʻi, his chief (controlled directly or raised by him).
    • Kona aliʻi, his hereditary chief; his chieftainship.
    • Ua lilo ia i aliʻi no Kauaʻi ia wā, ā malalo mai ona nā kānaka o Kauaʻi, pēlā i aliʻi ai ʻo Makaliʻi (FS 233), he then became chief of Kauaʻi, with the people of Kauaʻi beneath him, thus Makaliʻi became chief.
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s. Name of a hard timber tree, used for posts of houses and other purposes; also called aalii.

s. A chief; one who rules or has authority over other men; a king, qualified by various epithets.

1. Ke alii moi, the supreme executive.

2.Ke alii aimoku, a chief over a division, i. e., a governor under the alii moi.

3. Alii koa, a chief over soldiers, i. e., a general, leader of an army. 2 Sam. 2:8.

4. Alii okana, chief of a district. Luk.9:7.

v. To act the chief; to be chief or principal. Kin. 1:16. To rule over men. Oihk. 26:17. To govern. Kin. 37:8.

2. Hoo. To crown one a king; to make one a king; to make one’s self a king; to rule; to have power or influence with.

adj. Mea noho alii, a ruler. Puk. 22:28. Alii weliweli, king of terrors. Iob. 18:14.

Alii (ă-li'i), adj.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Pertaining to the crown; royal; kingly; noble.

alii

kikinonoun / ă-li'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., A tree (Dodonaea viscosa), commonly known as aalii. Its dark, hard and durable timber was formerly used for posts of houses, etc.

2. n., A chief; one who rules or has authority over other men; a king, qualified by various epithets: (a) Ke alii moi, the supreme executive; (b) Ke alii aimoku, the chief over a division, that is, the governor under the alii moi; (c) Ke alii koa, the chief over soldiers, that is, the general or leader of an army; (d) Ke alii okana, the chief over a district; also known as alii ai ahupuaa.

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alii

heheleintransitive verb / ă-li'i / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

v., To act the chief; to be chief or principal; to rule over men; to govern.

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Aliʻi

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Fishpond, Kaunakakai qd., south Molokaʻi. Surfing beach, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu, used by Oceanic Foundation for experimentation. Lit., chief.

Aliʻi

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

1. Fishpond, Kaunakakai, Molokaʻi. 2. Beach, Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu. Same as Haleʻiwa Aliʻi Beach Park. Lit., chief.

I. NA'LII. Ma ka Baibala, aole pili keia huaolelo, alii, i ka Moi wale no, i kekahi manawa, pili no i na'lii malalo iho, a i na luna hoi o ke kulanakauhale. Pela i oleloia, o Mose, 'He alii oia iloko o Iesuruna,' oia o Iseraela, Kan. 33:5; o Mose ka luna, ke alakai o kona poe kanaka, aole nae he alii ia e like me Davida laua o Solomona. No ia mea, aole pono e kahaha kakou no ko Iosua hoopio ana i na'lii he kanakolukumamakahi ma kela aina uuku o Kanaana, Ios, 12:9-24. I ae la o Adonibezeka, he kanahiku alii ana i hoopio ai, Lun. 1:7. E nana hoi 1 Nalii 4:21. Ua like paha keia poe alii me ka poe Seika Arabia i keia wa e noho nei. Aole alii o ka Iseraela a hiki i ka wa o Saula. Ua hooponoponoia lakou, i ka wa mua loa, e na lunakahiko, pela ma Aigupita; mahope ae, e na luna a ke Akua i hoonoho ai, e like me Mose a me Iosua; alaila, e na lunakanawai, e like me Oteniela, Ehuda, Gideona, Samuela; a mahope mai, e na'lii, e like me Saula, Davida, Solomona. He poe kanaka ponoi ka Iseraela na ke Akua, nolaila he aupuni Akua ko lakou aupuni. Na ke Akua i haawi mai na kanawai no lakou; nana no i hoonoho na luna aupuni no lakou; ia lakou e hoolohe i keia mau kanawai a me keia mau luna 'iloko o ka Haku;' a ina i loaa ia lakou ke kanalua, pono e ninau i ke Akua, ke Poo o ke aupuni, e like me ka olelo a Isaia, 'O Iehova no ko kakou lunakanawai, o Iehova ka mea kau i ke kanawai maluna o kakou, o Iehova ko kakou alii,' Is. 33:22. Ua hoonaukiuki lakou i ke Akua i ko lakou nonoi ana i alii maluna o lakou, me he mea la ia e hoowahawaha i ko Iehova noho alii ana maluna o lakou, 1 Sam. 8:7. Aka, ua mau aku ko Iehova noho alii ana maluna o lakeu, i ko lakou noho ana malalo o Saula ma. ka hoomanakii, he kipi ia i ke aupuni. O kona buke hemolele ko lakou buke kanawai. Na ke kaula, a na ke kahuna-nui o Iehova i poni ai ke alii, nana i kau ke leialii ma kona poo a me ke kookoomoi ma kona lima, Kan. 17:15, 18-20; 1 Sam. 10:1; 12:12-15; 2 Sam. 1:14, 21; 1 Nalii 1:39; 2 Nalii 9: 1-6; 11:12; Hal. 21:3. Ma ka waha o na kaula, hoike mai ke Akua i na mea e pono ai ke aupuni, a lilo no keia poe kauwa a ke Akua i mau kanaka lawelawe ma na oihana kumu, a me na hana nui iloko o ke aupuni. A i ka hoolohe ana o na'lii a me na kanaka i ka ke Akua, pomaikai lakou, a no ka haalele ana i ke Akua, loaa ia lakou ka poino. Ua maheleia ka Iseraela i aupuni elua o Iuda a me Iseraela, o ke aupuni o Iseraela ka i haalele mua i ka hoolohe ana i ka ke Akua, 2 Oihlii. 13:4-12; nolaila oia ke aupuni i pau e, mahope o ka make ana o Solomona elua haneri kanalimakumamaha makahiki, M. K. 975- 721; he umikumamaiwa ona mau alii o na ohanaalii he iwa. O ke aupuni o Iuda ua mau aku ia no na makahiki ekolu haneri me kanawalu-kumamahiku, mai ke kaawale ana, M. K. 975-588, a he umikumamaiwa alii no ka ohana a Davida.

(ke) ali‘i chief, king.

1. King or government. Knudsen v. Board of Education, 8 Haw. 60, 62 (1890). 2. Chief or chiefess, officer, headman, noble, aristocrat, commander (PE).

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