Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vt., To smash, crush, pound, dash to pieces, flatten, throw; worn-out, driven to death, as an abused horse.

• Related:
  • hoʻopākī Caus/sim.; To smash, etc.
• References:
  • Cf. pākī ʻai, pākī lio.

2. vs., Numerous, overplentiful, surfeit, so many of a thing that it is sold cheaply; well-equipped, abundant, well-supplied, well cared for.

• Examples:
  • Pākī ka hahalalū i ka mākeke, the hahalalū [fish] were so numerous that they were sold cheaply in the market.
• Related:
  • hoʻopākī Caus/sim.; To act as though one has plenty, to show off, as by spending in a flashy way.

hamani, To slam dunk, in basketball.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• References:
  • See kī.

To spike (the ball), in volleyball.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word, Extended meaning
• Examples:
  • Mea pākī. Hitter.
  • Pākī ʻepa. An off-speed shot, i.e. to make a fake spike.
• Related:
  • Also: hili.
• References:
  • See hili, ʻai hele wale.