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vt., To strip, peel, as bark or fruit; to tear off, remove.

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  • PPN hisi .

hamani, To peel, as an orange or taro.

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  • Existing dictionary word
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  • Cf. uhole.

s. The name of a plant growing on the mountains, the root, used in native medicines, slightly cathartic; also,

2. A plant like the pig-sorrel, which is called ihi makole.

adj. Sacred; hallowed. Hal.72:19. Generally applied to high chiefs.

1. adj., Sacred; hallowed.

2. adj., Majestic; dignified.

1. n., A species of plant (Portulaca oleracea) widely used as medicine.

2. n., The common purslane.

A crown-like headpiece marking distinctive rank. Same as ĭ'-hi.

1. v., To strip off the bark or skin of; to bark, flay, or decorticate; to peel.

2. v., To tear or strip off; to remove. Ua ihi ka la, ua wela ke pahoehoe. Syn: Maihi.

3. v., To cover or wrap the head, as in the ceremony of covering the head of a chief or an idol.

Feeling of respect or reverence for someone or something held sacred or majestic. In earlier days, this feeling applied to high chiefs. (Hal. 72:19.)

I. hemo ka ili o ka laau, Kin. 30:37.

strip off bark or skin, flay, peel.