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Hele wāwae, hele; piʻi (towards mountains or uphill); iho (towards the sea or downhill).

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  • Also: wāwae, au.
  • To take a walk, holoholo, mākaʻikaʻi.
  • To walk slowly, quietly, hele mālie, nihi ka hele; kaʻa niau, kuoni, keni (rare).
  • To help walk, as a child, hoʻoholoholo, hoʻohelehele, hoʻohele.
  • To walk in line or succession, kaʻi hele, kaʻi, kakaʻi.
  • To walk with a stiff back, nanai, lanai.
  • To walk with legs wide apart, kiʻihelei, kaiena.
  • To walk lightly and swiftly, hele ʻāwīwī, auau, kīau.
  • To walk backward, kuemi.
  • To walk with a cane, kaukoʻo, hoʻokaukoʻo.
  • Ungainly walk, ʻoehaʻa.
  • To walk along absent-mindedly, kīkaha.
  • To walk unsteadily, kaʻi hele, kūpehe, hakupehe, kaupē.
  • To endeavor to walk in spite of weakness, hoʻokoene.
  • To sway the hips in walking, hele kaiue.
  • To walk upright, helekū.
  • To walk in a brisk, haughty manner, kalalī.
  • To walk proudly, hele kīkahakaha; pahāha (rare).
  • Walked on, heheʻia, meheu.