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niuhi

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n. Man-eating shark, Carcharodon carcharias; any Hawaiian shark longer than 3.5 m is probably a niuhi. Catching niuhi was the game of chiefs; it was a dangerous sport and special techniques were used. Its flesh was taboo to women. See ex., holopapa 2, kāpapa 2. (PPN n(a,e)ufi, PEP niufi.)

NI-U-HI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. A species of fish. NOTE.—It was prohibited to women under the kapu system, to eat of the niuhi under pain of death.

2. A shark of the large kind; mano nunui.

Niuhi (nĭ-u'-hi), n.

/ nĭ-u'-hi / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. A species of fish. (It was prohibited to women under the tabu system, to eat of the niuhi under pain of death.)

2. A species of large and fierce shark (Carcharodon carcharias).

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