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v., To make a friend of one; to form a friendship quickly and without object; e hoomakamaka wale aku no; to be on very friendly terms with one for the present.

s., A parent-in-law, that is, a father-in-law, makuakane kolea, or a mother-in-law, makuawahine kolea; he kane hou na ka makuahine, he wahine hou na ka makuakane.

2. The name of a small fish.

3. The name of a fowl of the duck genus.

4. The name of a tree having a very astringent bark, which is red and used in coloring black; the wood reddish and used for boards.

1. n., A stepfather or stepmother.

2. n., A parent-in-law; a father-in-law, makuakane kolea, or a mother-in-law, makuawahine kolea: he kane hou na ka makuahine, he wahine hou na ka makuakane.

2. n., The Pacific golden plover (Charadrius fulvus); a migratory bird which makes its appearance about the end of August and leaves again early in May. A popular game bird.

n., A tree fifteen to twenty feet high, of the genus Suttonia.

1. v., To make a friend of one; to form a friendship quickly and without object: e hoomakamaka wale aku no; to be on very friendly terms with one for the present.

2. v., To seek relationship; to look for evidence of kinship.

plover. Land section, Koolau, Maui.

plover; step-parent; parent-in-law.