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lahilahi

/ lahi.lahi / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. Reduplication of lahi #1; weak, as coffee; flimsy.

2. vs., Single-flowering, as a hibiscus.

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lahilahi

/ LA-HI-LA-HI / Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj., See lahi. Thin, as paper; gauze like; thin, as beaten gold.

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lahilahi

/ lā'-hĭ-iā-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Intensive of lahi.]

1. adj., Thin, as paper; gauzelike; thin, as beaten gold.

2. adj., Not stout; not thick; slim; yielding; supple; soft.

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Lahilahi

/ lă'hi-lă'hi / Haw to Eng, Parker,

thin. Point, Waianae, Oahu.

Nā LepiliTags: geography Oʻahu

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See Lau-kī-nui, Mauna-lahilahi.

  • 1. Beach, Mākaha, Oʻahu. Same as Mauna Lahilahi.
  • 2. Express, Mākaha, Oʻahu. Powerful longshore current that runs from Mākaha Point toward Lahilahi Point. The term express compares the speed of the current to an express train.

Literally, thin.

Nā LepiliTags: Oʻahu

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