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1. conjunction, While, meanwhile, during.

• Examples:
  • ʻOiai au i ke kula, while I was at school.
  • ʻOiai i ke au o Kamehameha, during the time of Kamehameha.
• References:
  • Gram. 11.1.

2. conjunction, Although.

• Examples:
  • Ua hōʻeha ʻoia ʻoiai nō ʻaʻohe ona lima, he was hurt, but not his hands.

adv., While; whilst; during some time when a thing was doing; e hele i ka malamalama, oi kau ke ea i ke kino; oi huli wale lakou ia ia, while they sought for him in vain; while yet. 2 Sam. 3:35.

adv., While; whilst, &c. See oi. ʻOiai e ola ana kākou i kēia manawa, while we are living at the present time.

adv., While; as long as; during the time; meanwhile. ʻOiai e ola ana kākou i kēia manawa, while we are living, at the present time.

Whereas.