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1. n., A native tree in the buckthorn family (Alphitonia ponderosa), found on the six main Hawaiian islands, with alternating leaves, oblong to narrow and woolly below; its hard wood was used for spears and mallets.

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  • Also: kauwila.
  • Its wood was one of three kinds from trees on Mauna Loa, Molokaʻi, that were rumored to be poisonous from that location alone, and were used in black magic. The three trees were called kālai pāhoa; the others were ʻohe and nīoi.
• References:
  • Neal 541.

2. n., A native tree in the buckthorn family (Colubrina oppositifolia), found only on Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi, with opposite leaves, ovate and to 15 cm long. Its hard wood was valued for spears and tools, and was not reputed to be poisonous.

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  • Also: kauwila.
  • Called oʻa on Maui.
• References:
  • Neal 541.
  • Cf. ʻānapanapa.

3. n., Taboo ceremony consecrating a temple; ceremonial re-adorning of images with feathers.

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  • Also: kauwila.

4. n., Hard, reddish rock resembling ʻalā.

5. n., A kind of black, tough sugar cane.

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  • Also: māikoiko, kō ʻeleʻele.

6. See puhi kauila.