needle
1. Instrument. Kui, kui kele, kui humuhumu; mānai, pahele, hānai, mākai, mōkila, mākila (for stringing leis); hiʻa (for nets); ʻōhiʻu (for thatching); kui pāuma (for sewing gunny sacks); pine (of compass); hou kui (for injections); mōlī (for tattooing). Needle point, maka kui. Slot of sewing machine needle, puka kui kele. Eye of needle, puka kui. To thread a needle, hoʻopiha kui. Needle-pointed, huini.
2. Plant. Kī, kī nehe.