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v. To stir round; to mix, as different ingredients by stirring.

2. To shake, as a flexible rod. Isa. 10:15.

3. To rub the hands hard, as in washing the hands when very dirty.

4. Hoo. To be writhing in pain, especially the pains of child-birth; hoowiliwili hookokohi e hanau, e hanau mai ana oia nei i na keiki.

5. To be uneasy, as in constant pain; hoowiliwili ae oia no ka maule poponi.

6. To loosen; to separate, as in parturition.

7. To brandish, as a sword. Ezek. 32:10.

s. Name of a tree, the timber of which is, for its buoyancy, made into outriggers for canoes; erythrina corallodendron.

Wiliwili (wĭ'-lĭ-wĭ'-li), n.

/ wĭ'-lĭ-wĭ'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker,

A tree, the timber of which is, for its buoyancy, made into outriggers for canoes. (Erythrina monosperma.)

Wiliwili (wĭ'-lĭ-wĭ'-li), v.

/ wĭ'-lĭ-wĭ'-li / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. To stir round; to mix, as different ingredients by stirring; to swing in a circular manner.

2. To turn round rapidly; to make rotary motions, as in wringing the hands when washing or writhing in pain.

3. To swing with a circular motion of the arms; to whirl.

Street, McCully section, Honolulu, named for a native tree bearing red seeds.

E huli iā “wiliwili” ma Ulukau.

Search for “wiliwili” on Ulukau.

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