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lāhui

/ lā.hui / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. nvs., Nation, race, tribe, people, nationality; great company of people; species, as of animal or fish, breed; national, racial.

  • Related:
    • Lāhui kaua, a warring people; a large company of soldiers Rare.
    • ʻAoʻao Lepupalika lāhui, national Republican Party.
    • Lāhui ʻaeʻa, nomadic people, gypsy.
    • Lāhui pua a lalo, commoner.
    • hoʻolāhui Caus/sim.; To form a nation, race, etc.

2. vi., To assemble, gather together.

3. vt., To prohibit, forbid, lay a taboo, proclaim a law (possibly -i is a transitivizer; cf. Gram. 6.6.4 and Samoan lafu, to prohibit).

  • Examples:
    • Lāhui ʻia ka walaʻau e Pele, loud talk was prohibited by Pele.
  • Related:
    • hoʻolāhui Caus/sim.; To cause to be consecrated; to taboo.
  • References:

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lāhui

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Species, in biology. Dic. Also lāhulu. See entries below and kālaipuolo lāhui, lāhulu.

lāhui

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

Paihaʻakei lāhui. Racism, i.e. adhering to a belief that one's own race is superior to another race. Also paihaʻakei ʻili. ʻĀpana ʻahaʻōlelo lāhui. Congressional district, in government.

LA-HU-I

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. See LAHU. To prohibit; to forbid; to lay a kapu; to proclaim a law or ordinance.

LA-HU-I

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. La, day, and hui, to unite. A time of coming together; hence, an assemblage; a company; a union of many. See the following words and LAHU above.

lāhui

/ lā'-hū'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Lā, day, and hui, to unite.]

1. n., A time of coming together; hence,

2. n., An assemblage; a company; a union of many.

2. n., People; tribe; nation.

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lāhui

/ lā'-hū'-i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Lā, a day, and hui, an assembling.]

1. v., To prohibit; to forbid; to lay a tabu; to proclaim a law or ordinance.

2. v., To set a day to be observed with religious rites and prohibitory orders or tabus.

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