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hiu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. vi., To throw or fling violently; to haul energetically with ropes; to get into action, as play or sport; to pursue with energy, as love-making.

  • Examples:
    • Hiu ā wela, ardent and persistent love-making; to take by storm.
    • Hiu aku nei ʻoia i ka puʻupuʻu, he swung into action with his fists.
    • E kū i ka malo ā hiu (Malo 146), stand up with [your] malo and go to it.
    • Hiu nō au ā naʻu ʻoe, Iʻll sweep you off your feet.
  • Related:
    • hoʻohiu Caus/sim.
  • References:
    • PCP fiu.

2. vt., To elevate, hoist, as by block and tackle.

  • Related:
    • hoʻohiu Caus/sim.
      • Ua hoʻohiu ʻia ka moku i luna o ke alahukimoku, the ship was lifted onto the marine railway.

3. n., Stones used in games of kōnane, kinepeki, and āneo, usually polished and flat.

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hiʻu

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. n. Hind part or tail section of a fish, considered less delicious than the head or front section. See saying, pau #1. Hiʻu kahi, a single fishtail; limited knowledge (fig.). (PPN siku.)

2. n. Caudal fin.

3. vi. To break wind. Same as pūhiʻu.

4. vi. To motion with the hands in a way destructive to the addressee. (Kam. 64:141.)

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hiu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Chip, as used in poker, checkers, counting, etc. Dic. ext. mng.

hiʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Tails, as in coin toss. Dic., ext. mng. Also ʻaoʻao hiʻu. See entry below and pana hoʻolei, poʻo.

hiʻu

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Tip of a leaf, as hala. Mān. (MW). Also welelau. Cf. poʻo.

hiʻu

Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani To throw. E hiʻu i ka pōhaku i ka pōpoki. Throw the stone at the cat. Niʻihau. Also poʻe, wiʻo.

hiʻu, wiʻo.poʻepoʻe

Māmaka Kaiao,

hamani To pound, as to crack open. E poʻepoʻe i ka hātuʻetuʻe me ka pōhaku. Pound the sea urchin with a rock. Niʻihau.

hiu

/ HI-U / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To seize; to grasp hold of, as a rope.

2. To throw a stone with violence.

3. To be wild; untamed, as an animal.

4. To cry, as a sailor does in pulling a rope; hence,

5. To haul down a ship for repairs.

6. To practice sorcery.

7. To move the hiu (see the s.) in playing konane, a game.

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HI-U

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. The tail of a fish, but not SYN. with huelo.

2. The practice of sorcery.

3. The name of the counter or iliili used in playing konane or konene; ina he hiu, a he aneo paha, a he lalani, a he punikihi paha, aia no i ko laua mau lunamanao.

Hiu (hi'u), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker,

The caudal fin of a fish.

Hiu (hī'-u), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. Small polished and flattened stones used in the games of konane, kinipeki and aneo, as the pieces are used in the game of checkers.

2. Machine for raising weights by working a lever.

hiu

/ hī'-u / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. v., To fling; to throw with violence.

2. v., To lift or haul with ropes.

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Hiu

Haw to Eng, Place Names of Hawaiʻi,

Stream, Waiʻanae Valley, Oʻahu. Literally, throw violently.

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Hiʻu

Haw to Eng, Place Names of Hawaiʻi,

Street, Kalihi Waena, Honolulu, Oʻahu. Literally, fish tail.

  • References:
    • TM.

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