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vi. To step back; to walk backward, as from the presence of a chief; to retreat; to shrink back, recoil, flinch, withdraw.

hehele To bring back out, in basketball; to slow down, as in a fast break. Kuemi iki akula ʻo Mina ma ke poʻo o ka pukakī i hiki i nā hoa kime ke hoʻonohonoho iā lākou iho. Mina brought out the ball a little outside the top of the key so that his teammates could position themselves. Lit., step back. Also kuemi iki.

v. Ku and emi, to shrink back. To stand or retreat, as from something feared.

[Ku, to stand, and emi, to shrink back.] To stand or retreat, as from something feared.

To walk backward or step backward, as from the presence of a chief.