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1. n., Some kinds of morning-glory (Ipomoea spp. 🌐). The vines were used for swings and nets (kōkō).

• Also: kowali.
• References:
  • Neal 703–9.

2. nvi., Swing; to swing, twirl about, twine.

• Related:
  • Lele koali, to jump rope, to ride in a swing.

3. n., A variety of sweet potato.

4. See puhi koali.

kikino, Morning glory.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Koali ponamia. Rare morning glory.

kikino, Trapeze.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• References:
  • See lelepinao.

s., The plant convolvulus; he mea hihi kolo.

v., See koai. To creep around; to twine about, as a vine; to run and grow thickly together, as the convolvulus.

The plant convolvulus (Ipomoea tuberculata), he mea hihi kolo; a stout glabrous twiner with a tuberous root; also known as koali ai. The roots were used as a cathartic.

To creep around; to twine about, as a vine; to run and grow thickly together, as the convolvulus. See koai.

the convolvulus (Ipomoea sp.). Land section, Hana, Maui.

Morning-glory (Ipomoea, spp.), generally herbs with twining stems and erect shrubs; the convulvus plant. Used as a cathartic for wounds, fractures, and injections. (NEAL 703.)

Morning glory vine (Ipomoea spp.), a tough perennial, bitter to the taste. Pounded stems and roots are used to relieve pains and aches. It may be too strong as a cathartic. Hawaiian legends speak of the use of the vine as a rope. The vines were used for kōkō (nets) and lele koali (swings). (NEAL 703.)

Morning glory vine (Ipomoea spp.). It numbers nearly twenty species in Hawaiʻi in both annual and perennial forms, some of which, including the sweet potato, have swollen roots. The name of the genus, Ipomoea, refers to their twining habits. (NEAL 703.)

beach vine; Ipomea.