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Same as ō #2 and oi #2; to keep doing, persevere, continue.

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  • See neʻe, oia mau nō.

v., To continue; to endure; to remain the same; oia mau no ia, it is always the same; he oia, ka mea hawawa i ka heenalu, hai ka papa, the awkward person always breaks the board in riding on the surf. Hooia. To consent; to affirm; to assent; to confess; to admit a truth or fact; to profess. Kanl. 26:3. To avouch. Kanl #26:17, 18. NOTE.—The ideas of being, existence, continuance, firmness and truth are from the same root, and has the same form as the third pers. sing, of the pronoun, and supply in some measure the place of the substantive verb. See Gram. § 136, 1st.

s., Yes; verity; truth; also hooia, same.

adv., Yes; it is so; a strong affirmative.

s., A species of fish.

adv., Yes; it is so; a strong affirmative. Syn: Pela.

n., Incorrect form of oio. A species of fish.

n., Same as oiaio.

v., [Passive of o, to pierce.] To be pierced, stabbed; to be killed. O ia ke kanaka i ka ihe. (Properly two words.)

v., To submerge; He oia ka mea hawawa i ka heenalu, the unskillful surf rider plunges under water.

v., To express consent; to utter a willingness to comply; accede; cease opposition.