Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. n., House rafter; timbers in the side of a ship; sides of a rock wall.

• References:
  • PPN hoka.

2. n., Gill of a fish; mouth of an eel.

3. n., Maui name for kauila (Colubrina oppositifolia), a tree.

• References:
  • Neal 541.

See puhi ʻoʻa.

Rafter.

Maui name for the kauila tree (Columbrina oppositifolia). (NEAL 541.) See Plants: Uses.

Maui name for the kauila tree (Colubrina oppositifolia). Oʻa is a rare, native Hawaiian specimen with hard, dark-red, heavy wood, and it sinks in water. It was once valued for making spears and kapa beaters. The wood resembles mahogany except in grain. (NEAL 541.)