1. n., Silversides (Pranesus insularum), a fish 5 to 8 cm long, in shallow pools, used as bait for such fish as aku.
2. (Cap.) n., Name of Jupiter appearing as the morning star; figuratively, dawn.
3. (Cap.) n., Valley and peak, West Maui.
4. n., A bird said to resemble the moho (no data).
Bird somewhat like the moho. (A.) Possibly the spotted Hawaiian rail (Pennula sandwichensis), a wingless bird that “crows” or burrs on the ground. Now extinct. See moho.
Silversides (Atheninomorus insularum). A small schooling fish second only to the nehu as aku or tuna bait. It has a broad silver stripe along the sides from which it gets its name and is phosphorescent. It grows to 4 inches.
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