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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).