heke
1. n. Best, greatest, foremost. See ex., manomano. Eia nō ʻo Kāwika, ēhē, ka heke o nā pua, ēhē (chant for Ka-lā-kaua,), here comes David, oh, oh, the greatest of descendants, oh, oh.
2. n. Top gourd in a hula gourd drum. Cf. ʻolo 1.
3. n. Feathered top of an ʻulīʻulī, hula rattle.
4. n. Nail, pin, rack, as for hanging objects in a house.
5. n. Triangular sail, topsail. Also peʻa heke.
6. vs. Shy, sensitive. Cf. ʻōheke.
7. Same as hekeheke. Cf. ʻuheke.