Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Reduplication of ʻē #1; contrary, peculiar, opposite; adversely.

• Examples:
  • He ʻēʻē wale nō kona manaʻo, his opinion is in opposition.
  • E pale ana i ka wawā lapuwale, a me ke kū ʻēʻē ʻana i ka mea i kapa hewa ʻia he naʻauao (1 Tim. 6.20), avoiding profane babblings and oppositions of the thing falsely called science.
• Related:
  • hoʻēʻē Caus/sim.; To keep away from, avoid.
• References:
  • PPN kesekese, PEP keekee.

2. n., Yellow underwing feathers of the ʻōʻō, a bird, as used in featherwork.

3. n., Armpit.

• Related:
  • Also: pōʻaeʻae, poʻēʻē; see kuiʻēʻē.
• References:
  • PCP keekee.

Tuft of yellow feathers under each wing of the ʻōʻō, used in featherwork.