Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. s., See hili, to plat; to twist. A brush generally, but especially a flybrush, made of feathers bound on to a stick.

2. Emphatically, the large brushes used by the chiefs; they were used as badges of royalty on all public occasions.

v. To brush; to sweep, as with a broom; to sweep, as a house. Mat. 12:44. To wipe.

2. To sweep away, as the wind blows away light substances; hence,

3. To destroy.

4. To change; to be changeable.

[Ka and hili, to plat; to twist.]

1. A brush made of feathers bound to a stick; a broom. (Probably originally used as a fly-brush.)

2. The large brushes used by the chiefs; they were symbols of royalty on all public occasions.

1. To brush; to sweep, as with a broom; to sweep, as a house; to wipe or free from dust.

2. To sweep away, as the wind blows away light substances; hence,

3. To destroy.

4. To change; to be changeable.

Exhausted potato patch that is called worthless, meaning it is about time to prepare it for planting. (HP 149.)

I. Ua like ko ke Akua poe enemi me ka lepo o ka papa-hehi, imua o 'ke kahili o ka make,' Is. 14:23.

a fly-brush, a broom; royal standard.