Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Plant louse, aphid; germ, blight; blighted, as by ʻeleao. Figuratively, troublemaker.

• Examples:
  • Ua ʻeleao ʻia ke kalo, the taro is blighted by insects.

2. n., A native fungus (Gnomania iliau), parasitic on leaf sheaths of sugar cane.

3. n., Time of light, daylight, a term used in kuwā prayers, as to indicate that a new house is free from taboo and may be occupied.

• References:
  • Cf. ʻeleua, kuwā #2.

4. n., Door at the leeward end of a house.

• References:
  • Cf. ʻeleua.

kikino Aphid, a kind of insect. Dic. Meli ʻeleao. Honeydew, i.e. a sweet juice secreted by aphids.

Plant louse, aphid (family Aphididae). Aphids generally are post-Cook in Hawaiʻi.

The door at the end opposite the weather end of the house (AP).