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hoʻoheihei

/ hoʻo.hei.hei / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

To beat, as a heiau drum; sound of heiau drum.

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See heihei, race, and heihei 2, 3.

v. To sound or strike on the drum.

s. A drum; a playing on the drum.

Hooheihei (ho'o-hē'i-hē'i), n.

/ ho'o-hē'i-hē'i / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. A playing on the drum; the sound of the drum within the heiau (temple).

2. A running; a trial of speed.

Hooheihei (ho'o-hē'i-hē'i), v.

/ ho'o-hē'i-hē'i / Parker Haw to Eng,

1. To beat the tabu drum in the heiau or temple. (A signal to all within hearing to retire within doors.)

2. To cause to run swiftly; to contend in a footrace.

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