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1. n., Feather, quill, plumage.

  • References:
    • PPN fulu.

2. nvs., Esteemed, choice, precious; esteemed older relative, as of parents or grandparents' generations. (This meaning may be connected with the value attached to featherwork.)

  • Examples:
    • He hulu aliʻi, an elderly chief who is loved and esteemed.
    • Nā hulu makaʻainana o nā aliʻi, the most precious of the chiefs' citizenry.

3. n., Fur, wool, fleece, human body hair (contrasting with lauoho, head hair).

  • Examples:
    • Ka hulu ʻako mua o kāu poe hipa (Kanl. 18.4), the fleece first shorn of your sheep.
  • References:
    • PPN fulu.

4. n., Kind, nature, color.

  • Examples:
    • Hoʻokahi nō hulu like o kēlā poʻe, those people are of the same sort.
  • References:
    • PEP fulu.

5. n., Hackle; fishhook with barb on the outside.

  • Rare
  • References:
    • Malo 79.

6. n., Brush.

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7. n., Muscle attaching a bivalve to rocks.

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8. n., Seal, named for its valuable fur.

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9. n., Cloth.

10. Same as hulu ʻīlio #1, nahawele #2, pūhuluhulu #2, a seaweed.

Nā LepiliTags: family chiefs anatomy fauna flora limu image

kikino, Wool.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word

kikino, Format, as of a computer file.

  • Source:
    • Existing dictionary word, New meaning

Nā LepiliTags: computers

v., To be disobedient; to disregard one's commands; not to pay attention. See enuha.

1. s., A feather of a bird. Oihk. 1:16. A quill.

2. A bristle of a hog; the hair of the body; hulu kuemaka, the eyebrows. Oihk. 14:9.

3. Wool; a fleece from a sheep. Kanl. 18:4.

4. Name of a kind of fish-hook.

adj., Sluggish, as the mind; disobedient.

adj., Sluggish, as the mind; disobedient; slow; indisposed to move.

1. n., A feather or feathers.

2. n., Every kind of hair excepting the hair of the head, which is called lauoho.

3. n., Wool; fleece.

4. n., Pen made from a feather, a modern use of the word.

1. v., To be disobedient; to disregard one's commands; not to pay attention.

2. v., To be impertinent.

Islet (1.5 acres, 80 feet elevation), Kahakuloa qd., Maui.

Literally, feather.

Nā LepiliTags: Maui

Island (1.5 acres, 80 feet high), Waiheʻe, Maui. Part of the Hawaiʻi State Seabird Sanctuary.

Literally, feather.

Nā LepiliTags: Maui

Feather or quill.

Hawaiian hackle, made of pig bristles lashed crosswise to the long axis of the shank making the lure ride on its back with the point up when trolling.

Human body hair. Lauoho, hair of the human head. Lit., leaf head.

feathers, wool, hair in general.

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