Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vi., Too high; too short, as a dress. Figuratively, insecure, infirm.

• Examples:
  • He iʻa pā kaulei, a fish almost hooked.

2. To rest, hang, be placed.

• Examples:
  • He aha lā kēlā mea e kaulei maila maʻō? What then is that resting over there?

v. To be insecure; e kauwale ibo iluna, aole mapopo o ka paa; to trust to what will not benefit.

2. To be deceived in our opinion of a thing.

3. To be too short for the purpose designed; kaulei ka naau, to be deceitful (perhaps.) Kum. Haw. B.2, p.26.

adj Not firmly established; deceptive; without secure foundation; applied to men seeking happiness in life and failing.

1. Insecure; without secure foundation; not of solid situation, site, or position

2. Not firmly established; deceptive; without secure foundation; applied to men seeking happiness in life and failing.

1. To place carelessly; to place in an insecure way.

2. To be insecure; to be not firm in standing or position.

wreath placed. Land section, Koolau, Molokai.