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mahele

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. nvt., Portion, division, section, zone, lot, piece, quota, installment, bureau, department, precinct, category, scene or act in a play; share, as of stocks; measure in music; land division of 1848 (the great mahele); part or organ, as of the body; section or wing (military, see mokuna); denominator, in fractions; to divide, apportion, cut into parts, deal.

  • Examples:
    • Mahele lua, to divide into two parts.
    • Hōʻailona mahele, measure signature in music.
    • Mahele liʻiliʻi, small portion, bit, fragment.
  • Related:
    • hoʻomahele Caus/sim.; To have a division made, distribute, divide, etc.
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2. vt., To translate, interpret.

  • Related:
    • hoʻomahele Caus/sim.

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māhele

kikino ｜ noun / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Division, piece, portion, department, category, part, land division.

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māhele

kikino ｜ noun / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Branch, as of a government.

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  • Examples:
    • Māhele ʻaha hoʻokolokolo. Judicial branch.
    • Māhele ʻahaʻōlelo. Legislative branch.
    • Māhele mana hoʻokō. Executive branch.

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māhele

kikino ｜ noun / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Bracket, as in a sports tournament.

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  • Examples:
    • Māhele hāʻule. Consolation bracket.
    • Māhele lanakila. Winner's bracket.

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māhele

kikino ｜ noun / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Phylum, in animal classification.

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māhele

hamani ｜ transitive verb / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

hamani, To divide, apportion.

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māhele

kikino ｜ noun / mā•hele / Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

kikino, Division, in plant classification.

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MA-HE-LE

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v. Ma and hele, to go; to move. To divide; to cut in pieces; to divide a portion to one, as land.

2. To divide or separate from one another, as people. Kin. 10:32. To divide into two parts, as an army. 1 Nal. 16:21.

3. To divide, as streams of water; as the sea. Puk. 14:21.

4. Hoo. To cause a division; to separate one thing from another.

Mahele (mā'-hē'-le), n.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

A portion; name given to a section of anything; a division; the act of dividing.

Mahele (mā'-hē'-le), v.

Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To divide; to cut in two; to separate in two parts or pieces.

mahele

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

a portion, division.

māhele

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. The term mahele means to divide or apportion. McBryde Sugar Co. v. Robinson, 54 Haw. 174, 182 n.5 (1973) (citations omitted); In re Boundaries of Paunau, 24 Haw. 546, 554 (1918). 2. Division. Territory v. Gay, 26 Haw. 382, 384 (1922); Thurston v. Bishop, 7 Haw. 421, 440 (1888). 3. Land division. In re Application of State to Register and Confirm Title at Moiliili, 49 Haw. 537, 538 (PE). 4. The division of 1848. Pedro v. Chun Yun Fan, 4 Haw. 461 (1882) (PE). 5. Separate parcels. Miller v. Heirs of Hiwauli, 68 Haw. 401, 402 (1986). 6. Article (provision). Mouritz v. Lewis, 12 Haw. 19, 20 (1899). 7. A portion; name given to a section of anything; a division; the act of dividing (AP). 8. Part (HRH). 9. Distribute (HRH). 10. Lot (HRH).

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