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1. n., Bonito, little tunny (Euthynnus yaito).

• Related:
  • Sometimes called pohopoho.
  • Growth stages are kīnaʻu (immature), ʻāhua, and kawakawa (adult).
• References:
  • PCP tawatawa.

2. vs., Dampish, saturated.

• Examples:
  • Ua kawakawa kahi moe i ka wai, this sleeping place is saturated with moisture.

s. The name of a species of fish.

v. See KAWA. To be wet with water or rain.

adj. Wet; damp with fine rain.

1. Wet; damp with fine rain.

2. Saturated: Ua hele wale kahi moe a kawakawa i ka mimi; the bedding is saturated.

The bonito or little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata). Color, blackish blue above, lighter below, becoming silvery on belly; back marked with about twelve oblique wavy lines separated by bluish silvery interspaces. Very popular as a food fish. Called, when young, oeoe.

1. To be wet with water or rain.

2. To be very wet.

Bonito, little tuna, black skipjack (Euthynnus yaito). Rarely exceeds 30 inches in length. Its young are called kawa-kawa kīnaʻu, ʻoeoʻe. See pua ʻakuhinu.