Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. Container. Pahu, wahī.

2. Court case. Hihia, hihia kalaima, hihia waiwai.

• Related:
  • Admiralty case, hoʻokolokolo moku.

3. Situation. Kūlana.

• Examples:
  • Serious case, kūlana pilikia loa, kūlana kūpilikiʻi.
  • In case of trespassing, a ma kahi o ke komohewa.
  • The first case known, ka maka mua i ʻike ʻia.

4. Grammatical. ʻAui.

• References:
  • See the following cases: ablative, accusative, agentive, dative, genitive, nominative, possessive, vocative. These names were introduced by Andrews 1854 but have been rarely used.

Cassette ~, usually made of plastic. Poho lola. Tape ~, cassette holder. Pāiki lola.

Pahu. See pack, six-pack, twelve-pack. Of beer. Pahu pia. Of soda. Pahu koloaka.

he pale, he wahi.

h. he pale, he wahi.

pa’hŭ, wăhĭ’; court case, hĭhĭ’ă.

1. He pahu; he wahi'. 2. He hoopii; he hihia, 3. A case for the doctor, he mea na ke kauka e lapaau. 4. A hard case, he mea paakiki; he kanaka oolea, paakiki.