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1. n., Hawaiian short-eared owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis), regarded often as a benevolent ʻaumakua (HM 124). Keiki a ka pueo, child of an owl [one whose father is not known].

2. vs., Short (perhaps so called because the owl's neck was short).

  • Examples:
    • ʻOki pueo ʻia ka lauoho, hair cut short.
  • References:

3. Same as ʻaho pueo, main purlin of a house.

  • Examples:
    • Kuʻu manu noho pū me ke kanaka: pueo (riddle), my bird living with people: owl [pun on ʻaho pueo].

4. vt., To rock a child on the foot; while doing this one amused the child by chanting pūeoeo.

5. n., Shroud of a ship or canoe.

6. See papapueo, a taro.

7. n., House lashing.

  • References:
    • Kam. 76:97.

Nā LepiliTags: fauna ʻaumakua

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s. An owl. Isa. 34:11. He manu lele hihiu. NOTE.—The pueo was formerly worshiped as a god: one of the poe akua mana.

2. A shroud of a ship.

3. The strings used to tie around the posts of a house in building.

pueo

/ pū-ē'-o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., An owl. he manu lele hihiu. (The pueo was formerly worshiped as a god, one of the poe akua mana.)

2. n., A shroud of a ship.

3. n., The pole to which the uppermost ends of the rafters of the early Hawaiian house were lashed.

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owl. Land section, Waipio, Hawaii.

Pueo

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Point, Niʻihau. Street, Kāhala, Honolulu. See Puʻu-pueo. Lit., owl.

Pueo

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

1. Bay, beach, surf site, Keawaiki, Hawaiʻi. Small bay formed by the 1859 lava flow from Mauna Loa with a coral rubble and pebble beach. The surf site is off the beach. 2. Point, east coast, Niʻihau. The prominent easternmost point of the island approximately midway along the high sea cliffs between Poʻooneone and Pōleho Beaches. Lit., owl.

Hawaiian owl (Asio flammeus sandwichensis). The owl was formerly worshiped as an ʻaumakua. It was numerous in open grass areas, feeding on mice. Despite its reputation as a predator, it needs protection.

Shroud of a canoe or ship.

Owl, formerly worshiped as a god-in-darkness; one of the poʻe akua mana. Also a family ʻaumakua.

The owl has his hoot.

The owl (pueo) has his hoot (keʻu); the turkey gobbles (kolokolo), and the dove coos (nand) as he woos his mate.

Pole to which the ends of the house rafters are lashed.

I. he manu po, aole pono kona io i mea ai. Ua loaa no kekahi mau mea ano okoa ma Palesetine, Oihk. 11:17; Kan. 14:16; Is. 34:11.

owl.

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