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luapaʻū

/ lua.paʻū / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Refuse pit in the luakini or temple enclosure.

  • Figuratively, any place of destruction.
  • Literally, damp pit.
  • Examples:
    • ʻO ka pākela inu lama ʻa ka luapaʻū ia o ke kanaka, excessive drinking of intoxicants is a cause of man's destruction.

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luapaʻū

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Pit in the luakini where the bones of those sacrificed were deposited.

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