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1. n., Hole, pit, grave, den, cave, mine, crater. Lua is a hole that has a bottom, contrasting with puka, perforation.

• Examples:
  • Hoʻopiha i ka lua o ko inaina, fill the pit of wrath [eat heartily].
• Related:
  • hoʻolua Caus/sim.; To bake in the oven.
    • Cf. hoʻolua under lua #3 and kālua.
    • Puuʻa hoʻolua, pork and taro tops baked in ti leaves, called laulau today.
• References:
  • PPN lua .

2. n., Toilet, outhouse, bathroom, cellar.

3. num., Two, second, secondary, twice, deuce, double; doubly, much, a great deal.

• Examples:
  • Ka lua kēia o koʻu hele ʻana mai, this is the second of my trips here.
  • ʻO ka lua ia o nā keiki, this is the second of the children.
  • Kaʻukaʻu lua, to delay much.
  • Kaumaha lua, extremely sad or heavy.
  • Konikoni lua i ka puʻuwai, throbbing, throbbing in the heart.
• Related:
  • hoʻolua Caus/sim.; To do twice, repeat, do over and over; to bake twice, as food in the oven.
• References:
  • PPN rua .

4. n., Equal, likeness, duplicate copy, match.

• Examples:
  • Ōlaʻi ikaika loa i ʻike ʻole ʻia kona lua, very strong earthquake, the like of which had never been seen before.
• References:
  • See lua ʻole.

5. n., Companion, mate.

• References:
  • Cf. kōkoʻo.

6. n., A type of dangerous hand-to-hand fighting in which the, fighters broke bones, dislocated bones at the joints, and inflicted severe pain by pressing on nerve centers. There was much leaping, and (rarely) quick turns of spears. Many of the techniques were secret. Lua holds were named (see fight). Lua experts were bodyguards to chiefs.

• Related:
  • Also: kuʻi a lua.
• References:
  • See Oʻahu.

kikino Bathroom; toilet. Dic. See lumi ʻauʻau, lumi hoʻopaupilikia.