1. nvs. Entirely black, as of pigs offered to the gods, a desirable blackness contrasting with uli and ʻeleʻele, which have pejorative connotations. See polohiwa and its associations with the god Kāne. (PCP (f,s)iwa.)
2. vs. Choice. See hiwahiwa.
3. A term qualifying coconuts and kava; see niu, ʻawa.
4. See ʻAeʻae-a-hiwa.
adj. Black; clear black; applied mostly to that which was used in sacrifice to the gods, as a black hog; ina i eleele a puni ka hulu, he hiwa pa ia puaa; a black cocoanut, a black kapa, &c., and always considered valuable; hence,
2. Dear; valued; beloved; precious; he puaa hiwa, he niu hiwa, he awa hiwa.
v. To be of a black color, such as was considered precious or valuable in sacrifice; to be of a clear or pure black.
s. Any black article supposed to be acceptable to the gods as an offering; hence,
2. A precious valuable article.
3. Applied to persons; keiki hiwa, a dear child.
1. Black; entirely black; applied mostly to that which was used in sacrifice to the gods, as a black hog: ina i eleele a puni ka hulu, he hiwa paa ia puaa.
2. Niu hiwa, green coconut; awa hiwa, green coconut are the two examples where hiwa means green.
Any black article supposed to be acceptable to the gods as an offering.
1. To be of a black color, such as was considered precious or valuable in sacrifice.
2. To be of a clear or pure black.
E huli iā “hiwa” ma Ulukau.
Search for “hiwa” on Ulukau.