Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Same as hāpapa #1, hāpapa #2, hāpapa #3.

2. vi., Voracious in appetite, destructive.

• Examples:
  • Niuhi kāpapa o ka moana, shark of the deep sea, voracious in appetite [an epithet for Kamehameha I].

3. nvi., Rhythmic tapping of canoe side with a paddle to drive fish into a net; to do so.

• Examples:
  • Kāpapa ulua, to drive ulua thus; figuratively, to obtain a human victim or sacrifice him (FS 143); priest who makes the sacrifice.

4. vi., To do in unison, as of crowing cocks; all together.

• Examples:
  • Ā hiki i ka wanaʻao, kāpapa ana nā moa, when morning arrived, the cocks crossed together.

5. n., A variety of sweet potato (no data).

• References:
  • For. 5:664–5.