pound
1. To strike. Kuʻi. Also: hoʻokuʻi, kuʻi pehi, hākuʻi, pākuʻi, ʻākuʻi, kīmō, kīmōmō, kīpō, kīkēkē; kāpaʻi (as a masseur); ʻāpohopoho, lumi (as surf); hoʻohāhā, pākī, pāluku; luluāʻina (as sea urchins); kuʻikā (smooth). Pounded by the sea, pāpā kai. To pound into fine bits, kuʻi palu, napo, pākaikai. To pound poi or food, kuʻi ʻai. Poi pounder (person), kuʻi ʻai. To pound iron, kuʻi hao.
2. Unit of weight or currency. Paona.