post
1. Pole. Pou, pahu, kia, kūkulu, kūkunu, lāʻau kū. House post, pou, pouomanu, kukuna, heʻepālaha. Gable post, pou kukuna. Supporting ridgepole post, pouhana. Front post, pou alo. Back post, pou kua. Corner post, pou kihi. Heiau posts, nanahua, kikihi. Post in a grass house, konakū. Post marking harbor, ulehole. Post designating place of human sacrifice, pouomanu, pouamanu. Post for hanging goods, oleole.
2. To deposit. Hoʻouna; hoʻokomo (as mail); kū (as a bond).
3. Military. See fort.