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1. n., Stone or small piece of wood used in the games of pūhenehene and noʻa.

2. n.v., A game in which the noʻa was hidden under bundles of tapa and the players guessed where it was; to play this game. Figuratively, secret thoughts or plans.

  • References:
    • Malo 225–6.

3. vs., Colored, as color streak in pearl shell.

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nōʻā

/ nō.ʻā / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

vs., Constantly burning, of fire; unquenchable, as a volcano; dried up, as land in drought.

  • Examples:
    • Ke nōʻā lā i ka uka o Hāmākua (FS 285), raging fire inland of Hamakua.
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