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1. nvi., A kind of bag fish net; to drag such a net.

• Examples:
  • He kai hului kō Kālia, a sea for dragnet fishing at Kālia.
• Related:
  • Also: huli, papa hului.

2. vt., To take or grab, as winnings.

• Examples:
  • Ua hului ʻia aku nei ka ʻulu a kākou, our bread fruit has been taken away.

v., To draw together, as a fish net when full of fish.

Huluiia mai kuu lani kuu alii—e—he.—Mele.

v., To draw together, as a fish net when full of fish; to call toward one's self. Huluiia mai kuu lani alii—e—he.

To draw together a bag fish net when full of fish. Also called huli, papa bului.

to draw together; to grab all.