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1. vi., Skinny, bony, thin, angular.

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2. n., Sharp ridge of a mountain.

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    • Cf. more common kuahiwi.
    • PNP siwi.

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v. To diminish, as a swelling; to flatten down, as a protuberance; ua hiwi mai. See the compounds POOHIWI and KUAHIWI.

s. The flat or depressed summit of a protuberance.

Hiwi (hī'-wĭ), n.

/ hī'-wĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

The flat or depressed summit of a protuberance, or projection.

Hiwi (hī'-wĭ), v.

/ hī'-wĭ / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To be stopped in growth, as disease; to diminish, as a swelling.

HO 128 HOA

summit.

Sharp ridge of a mountain. See, kuahiwi (PE).

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