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1. Same as hohola, to spread.

• References:
  • Cf. kauhola, mahola, pāhola.
  • PPN fola .

2. Same as ʻauhuhu; to drug fish with this poison.

• Source:
  • Niʻihau.
• Examples:
  • Hele nō i ka hola iʻa i ka lā, go to poison fish in the daytime [more efficient to work by day].
• Related:
  • ʻUpena hola, net used with this poison.

3. n., Groin (rare, in chants, Kam. 64.124)

4. n., Hour, time, o'clock.

• Source:
  • English.
• Examples:
  • Hola ʻehia kēia? What time is it?

kikino, Hour.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word
• Related:
  • Abbreviated as hl.
• References:
  • See palena pau.

1. s., The name of the root and stalk of the auhuhu, a poisonous and intoxicating plant, the bark of which was used in poisoning or intoxicating fish so they could be caught. See auhola and auhuhu.

2. The name of the system of fishing when they were to be caught by poisoning.

v., To poison or intoxicate fish with the hola or auhuhu.

v., To open; a hola ia ka waha a palahalaha; to spread out. See hohola and uhola.

1. n., The Tahitian name of the root and stalk of the auhuhu, a poisonous and intoxicating plant, the bark of which was used in drugging or intoxicating fish so they could be caught. See auhola and auhuhu.

2. n., The system of catching fish by drugging them with hola or auhuhu.

v., To drug or intoxicate fish with the hola or auhuhu.

1. v., To open: a hola ia ka waha a palahalaha; to spread out. See hohola and uhola.

2. v., To widen; to unfold; to open and spread.

To poison or intoxicate fish, preferably in the daytime. See

Neal lists the three together as a perennial herb with more or less woody stems and slender branches (Tephrosia purpurea). Some distinctions can be suggested: I use ʻauhuhu as the name of the stupefying or poisoning plant. Hola is the name of the method of killing fish by poisoning. ʻAuhola would designate the plant for this specific purpose. (KILO.)

Oʻclock, hour, time. Hola ʻehia keia? What time is it?

hour.