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1. n., A domesticated taro that has gone wild in the forest, (wao).

• Source:
  • Kaʻū name. A native taro cultivated in Puna.
• Examples:
  • Hui aku, hui mai, hui kalo me ka nāwao, mixed here, mixed there, mixed wild taro with tame taro [utter confusion].

2. Same as nākea, a fish.

3. (Cap.) n., Same as Mū ʻai maiʻa, a mythical people.

s. Name of a species of small fish found in fresh water streams; kiahimanu.

2. A large red kind of kalo unfit for eating.

3. FIG. Used for that which is bad, in the proverbial phrase ke hui nei kalo i ka nawao, the good is joined with the evil; another form is, ua hui aku a ua hui mai kalo i ka nawao.

A small fish of the oopu class found in fresh water streams.

1. Wild taro, also called aweuweu.

2. Used for that which is bad, in the proverbial phrase ke hui nei kalo i ka nawao, the good is joined with the evil; another form is, ua hui aku a ua hui mai kalo i ka nawao.