Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., Ledge, step, jog, as on a cliff.

• Examples:
  • He kanaka no kaulu hānai (saying), a man from the high cliff ledge [a prominent man].
• References:
  • See ex., pali.

2. (Cap.) Southern Cross.

• Related:
  • Also: Newe.

3. All species of an endemic genus (Pteralyxia), small trees related to maile, found only on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, resembling hōeli (Ochrosia) with its shiny, oblong leaves. Fruits are paired, red, ovoid, and each contains one large winged seed.

• References:
  • Neal 684.

4. Same as ʻālaʻa (Planchonella), a tree.

5. Same as āulu 5, and lonomea, Sapindus oahuensis, a tree.

6. Neighborhood, locality, place.

• References:
  • Cf. kaiāulu.

7. Variant of kaunu.

the breadfruit (Artocarpus incisa). Land section, Oʻahu.