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1. n., Small endemic trees (Broussaisia arguta 🌐), with large, oval, toothed leaves, in the saxifrage family; the small flowers and berries are arranged in wide, convex clusters. The flowers of one form have bluish-green petals; of another, red, another white, An old belief was that eating the fruit helped in fecundity; the increase of chiefs was compared to a fruiting kanawao.

• Related:
  • Varieties are qualified by the colors keʻokeʻo and ʻulaʻula.
  • Also: kupuwao, piohiʻa, akiahala, pūʻaha nui.
• References:
  • Neal 380.

2. n., Variant name for nāwao #1, a taro.

3. n., Hard, striped pebble, found in streams and used in slingshots and as sinkers.

4. n., An insect.

s. A hard, heavy stone from some water brook, used in war with a sling; a sling stone.

2. Name of the small fresh water fish found back in the mountains.

3. Name of a fruit found on a tree in the mountains.

1. A hard striped pebble found in brooks and used in slinging. Used also as a sinker in fishing with hook and line.

2. Small insect that feeds on the leaf of the kalo (taro plant).

Small tree (Broussaisia) with berry-like fruits, which were of medicinal value. An old belief says that eating this fruit aids fecundity. (NEAL 380.)

Tree (Broussaisia) which, according to an old belief, aided fecundity. (PE.)

Small endemic fruit tree (Broussaisia arguta) of the mountains. Currants, gooseberries, and some ornamentals such as hydrangea are in the same family. An old belief was that eating the fruit helped in fecundity. The increase of chiefs was compared to a fruiting kanawao. (NEAL 380.)

Small, endemic trees (Broussaisia arguta). This genus is native to Hawaiʻi. Useful plants related to it are currants and gooseberries. An old belief was that eating these fruits helped in fecundity. (NEAL 380.)

Hard, heavy stone found in brooks and streams, used in war with a sling.

Hard, heavy stone used in war with a sling. This stone is like a pebble found in some brook or stream.