hema
kikino, South.
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hema
/ HE-MA /adj., Left; applied to two opposite things; as, lima hema, the left hand, in distinction from lima akau, the right hand; welau hema (in geography), the south pole; opposed to welau akau, the north pole; kanaka lima hema, a left-handed man. Lunk. 3:15. NOTE.—In marking the cardinal points of the compass, a Hawaiian will place himself back to the east and his face to the west; hence, his right indicates the north and his left the south.
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hema
/ hē'-ma /adj., Left; applied to two opposite things; as, lima hema, the left hand, in distinction from lima akau, the right hand; welau hema (in geography), the south pole, opposed to welau akau, the north pole. Kanaka lima hema, a left-handed man. (In marking the cardinal points of the compass, an Hawaiian faces the west; hence, his right hand indicates the north and his left the south.)
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hema
/ hē'-mo /adj., Loose; separating.
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Hema
Place, ʻĀina-Haina, Honolulu, Oʻahu.
- Literally, south, left.
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hema
South, as indicated by a person facing west who extends his left arm.
hema
South. In marking cardinal points of the compass, Hawai- ians placed their backs to the east, so their right indicated the north and their left the south.
hema
Left-handed.
hema
the left; south.
Hema
Left or South (abbreviated He. or Hem.).
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