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1. n., Canoe bait carrier, some two or three fathoms long, with holes pierced in the sides and bottom to admit water, as used for bonito fishing.

• Examples:
  • Ua huli ka malau, the bait carrier is overturned [the project is completed].

2. vs., Calm, as the sea.

• Rare

3. vs., Spoiled, decomposed, as meat or fish.

• Rare

s. A place in the sea where the water is still and quiet; a calm place in the sea.

2. A place where the bait for the aku or bonita is found.

3. An impious wicked person.

v. See No.3 above. Hoo. To reject good advice or good principles; to treat with contempt one's priniciples or doctrines.

1. n., A place in the sea where the water is still and quiet; a calm place in the sea.

2. n., A place where the bait for the aku or bonito is found.

3. n., An incredulous person; skeptic. See hoʻomalau.

v., To be an unbeliever. See hoʻomalau.

calmness. Land section, Lānaʻi.