n., A small seaside shrub (Wikstroemia sp.). The root bark is used externally for sores, and stems and bark of branches for coughs. Branches and leaves are mixed with rasped seeds of Barringtonia asiatica (syn. B. speciosa) to stupefy fish. See ʻakia #1.
s. Name of a pleasant seabreeze at Honolulu; he paa o aoaoa lani.
[Mod.] An imitative word meaning a dog.
A sea breeze that blows gently toward land, especially over Honolulu.
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