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vs. Empty, void; somewhat deflated, as a balloon; half rotten, as wood, taro. Fig., hungry.

v. To be internally defective, as wood worm-eaten or rotten inside.

2. FIG. Applied to a hungry man. See the root HALU.

adj. Rotten or defective inwardly; applied to wood, kalo, potatoes, &c., that are decayed inwardly.

2. Applied also to one hungry; ua hahalu, ua pololi ka opu.

s. Name of a species of fish.

1. Rotten or defective inside; applied to wood, taro, potatoes, etc.

2. Empty; void; hungry: ua hahalu, ua pololi ka opu.

1. Emptiness; the state of being empty.

2. Sensation of hunger.

1. To be internally defective, as worm-eaten or rotten wood.

2. Hungry. See the root, halu.