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1. n., Feather, quill, plumage.

• References:
  • PPN fulu.

2. nvs., Esteemed, choice, precious; esteemed older relative, as of parents or grandparents' generations. (This meaning may be connected with the value attached to featherwork.)

• Examples:
  • He hulu aliʻi, an elderly chief who is loved and esteemed.
  • Nā hulu makaʻainana o nā aliʻi, the most precious of the chiefs' citizenry.
• Related:
  • hoʻohulu Caus/sim.; To steem, prize.
    • Inā hoʻi ʻoe he manu lele i luna, hoʻohulu aku ua hoa nei (chant for Kamehameha III), if you then were a bird flying above, this companion would nurse great esteem.

3. n., Fur, wool, fleece, human body hair (contrasting with lauoho, head hair).

• Examples:
  • Ka hulu ʻako mua o kāu poe hipa (Kanl. 18.4), the fleece first shorn of your sheep.
• References:
  • PPN fulu.

4. n., Kind, nature, color.

• Examples:
  • Hoʻokahi nō hulu like o kēlā poʻe, those people are of the same sort.
• References:
  • PEP fulu.

5. n., Hackle; fishhook with barb on the outside.

• Rare
• References:
  • Malo 79.

6. n., Brush.

• Rare

7. n., Muscle attaching a bivalve to rocks.

• Rare

8. n., Seal, named for its valuable fur.

• Rare

9. n., Cloth.

• References:
  • See hulu hipa, hulumanu.

10. Same as hulu ʻīlio #1, nahawele #2, pūhuluhulu #2, a seaweed.