Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. nvs., Mistake, fault, error, sin, blunder, defect, offense, guilt, crime, vice; wrong, incorrect, wicked, sinful, guilty; to err, miss, mismanage, fail, mis-.

• Examples:
  • Koʻu hewa, my mistake.
  • Hewa haumia, filthy sin, immorality.
  • Hana i ka hewa, to do wrong, commit adultery.
  • Hele hewa, to go wrong.
  • Ua ʻai hewa au i ka mea ʻono, I ate the cake by mistake.
  • Nā hewa i kūpono i ka make, offenses punishable by death.
  • Kū ka hewa iāia, he is guilty.
  • Ua hewa ʻo Pua iā Kū, Kū treated Pua wrongly.
  • E hele ana ʻoe i hea? E au ike hewa.
  • Where are you going? Just drifting aimlessly [said if one doesn't choose to answer the question].
• Related:
  • hoʻohewa Caus/sim.; To cause one to do wrong, cause or feign a mistake; to blame, condemn.
    • (Cf. the more common hoʻāhewa, to condemn.) Hoʻohewa ʻia, convicted.
    • ʻŌlelo hoʻohewa, to make errors in speech on purpose.
    • Mai ʻai ʻoe ia mea, ua hoʻohewa ka ʻāina nou (Kin. 3.17), eat not this thing, cursed is the ground for your sake.
• References:
  • PCP (f,s)ewa.

2. n., Is it wrong to? Then why not?

• Examples:
  • He hewa kā ʻoe ke kūʻai i ʻāina, loaʻa ke kahua paʻa? Why not then buy land and get security?

3. vs., Offended, annoyed.

• Examples:
  • E hūnā ʻoe i ke aloha, mai haʻi, a lohea ʻia auaneʻi, hewa kahi poʻe (song), conceal the love, don't tell, lest it be heard, and some people be offended.

4. vs., To the point of satiety; to be in great quantities; to do excessively.

• Examples:
  • Hewa ka maka, to look until one can see no more; to flirt with the eyes.
  • Hewa ka waha, to speak too much or hastily.
  • E hea i ke kanaka e komo maloko e hānai ai a hewa ka waha, call the person to come in and feed until his mouth can take no more [hospitality].
• References:
  • See ex., wai #1.