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Aliʻi, lani.

• Examples:
  • Tenure of a chief, noho aliʻi.
  • To claim relationship to a chief, hoʻopilipili aliʻi, piʻi aliʻi.
  • To boast of association with a chief so as to enhance oneʻs glory, pai aliʻi.
  • Offspring of a chief, hua lani, mamo aliʻi, pua aliʻi, kama lani.
  • Chief of an island or district, aliʻi ʻai moku, aliʻi kū i ka moku, aliʻi noho moku.
  • To make a chief, hoʻāliʻi.
  • Peace is a chief, the lord of love, he aliʻi ka laʻi, he haku na ke aloha (poetic).
• Related:
  • Epithets for an exalted chief: lani aliʻi, ēwe lani, hiwa lani, mana weu lani, lani kua kaʻa, aliʻi pūʻō lani, koholua.
  • In poetry, the presence of a chief may be signified by references to rain, mist, rainbow, hawk, cliff, or great height.
• References:
  • See sayings, ʻawaʻahia, kalo, leo, mana #2, uhaʻi #2, chicken, cliff.

he alii, he kiaaina.

h. he alii, he kiaaina.

ălĭ‘ĭ; (head man), (ke) pŏ‘ŏ.

n. He alii; kiaaina.

adj. Ka mua; ke poo o ka hana; ka mea nui.