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1. nvs., Betrothal; betrothed, engaged.

• Related:
  • hoʻopalau Caus/sim.; To betroth in marriage; engaged.

2. nvt., Plow; to plow.

• Eng.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻōʻō palau.

iʻoa, Palau.

• Eng.

v., To lie; to misrepresent; to deceive; e wahahee, e hoopunipuni.

v., Hoopalau. To betroth. Puk. 21:9. To betroth; to give in marriage; to engage to marry.

s. A lie; a falsehood.

2. An instrument for cutting kalo tops; laau palau, me ka laau palau, o Kapahielihonua. Laieik. 167.

3. A species of yam; the same as the uhi.

4. Eng. A plow.

5. A species of fish, purple, striped.

1. n., A lie; a falsehood.

2. n., Wooden knife.

3. n., Name on the island of Maui of the yam, elsewhere called uhi.

4. n., A variety of the hinalea fish.

[Mod.] n., A plow.

v., To lie; to misrepresent; to deceive; e wahahee, e hoopunipuni.

v., See hoopalau, to betroth.

Plow.

Maui name for fern.

plow.