hard
1. Not soft. ʻOʻoleʻa, paʻa, Also: ʻeʻe, kaʻeʻe, kani, kani wahie, wīkani, mākū, kalaʻihi, wīkaʻo; pāpaʻa wela (as breadfruit on one side); konakona, konekonea, mōkaʻokaʻo. See hardhearted. Fig. words for severe, hard: konā, mākonā, uahoa; loʻaʻā (as taboo); kāʻīʻī; akaoʻo (miserly). Hard labor, hana ʻoʻoleʻa; kuapaʻa.
2. Difficult. Paʻakikī, hana nui, maulua. Hard times, au nele.