Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvt., Belt; to put on a belt.

• References:
  • Cf. ʻili kuapo.

2. vt., To swap, exchange, trade.

• Source:
  • English.

hamani, To exchange, as of gases in the body; to trade, in math; to change or replace, as in a search-and-replace feature in a computer program.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Examples:
  • Huli a kuapo. To find and change, search and replace.

hehele, To rotate, in volleyball; also to switch sides.

• Source:
  • Niʻihau.

Kaha kuapo. A curved line written over a word or letter and then under the adjoining word or letter to indicate that the order of the words or letters should be reversed, in proofreading.