Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. vs., Gray, misty, foggy, dimly visible, hazy.

• Examples:
  • Pōhina i ka uahi, hazy with smoke.
• References:
  • See ex., kāluʻu.

2. vi., To fall prone, topple.

• Examples:
  • Pōhina-ka-honua (personal name, For. 4:167), the land topples.

3. (Cap.) Same as Polo Ahi Lani, a star.

4. n., A variety of sugar cane, red or brown, similar to uahi-a-Pele but less vigorous, dying back after tasseling.

• References:
  • HP 223, 225.

5. n., A variety of taro.

6. n., A variety of sweet potato.

Fine mist or fog; light rain; thin cloud; whitish, grayish.

Smoky cane, almost identical to uahi-a-Pele but less vigorous. Dies back after tasseling, which it does freely. Has practically no wax bloom, which gives it a dirty-red to brown color.

Ancient variety of sweet potato. (HP 133.)

To fall prone, topple (PE).