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1. n., Grandchild; great-niece or -nephew; relatives two generations later, whether blood or adopted; descendant; posterity.

• Examples:
  • Kāna moʻopuna, his grandchild.
  • Moʻopuna i ke alo, beloved grandchild raised by a grandparent; literally, grandchild in the presence.
• Related:
  • hoʻomoʻopuna Caus/sim.; To claim a moʻopuna relationship; to address and treat as a moʻopuna, as from affection.
• References:
  • PPN mokopuna .

2. Short for moʻopunaakalīpoa.

Grandchild.

Short for moʻopuna a ka līpoa, a fine red seaweed (Griffithsia sp.) used for food on Maui and south Hawaiʻi.

1. Lineal descendants, but can include both adopted children and collateral heirs. In re Trust Estate of Kanoa, 47 Haw. 610, 623 (1964). 2. Grandchild (AP). 3. Grandchild; great-niece or - nephew; relatives two generations later, whether blood or adopted; descendant; posterity (PE).