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vs. Silent, weak-voiced. Nona ka hale i Kaumai-lani, no Kākaʻe no ka leo pihano (chant for Kuakini), his is the house at Kau-mai-lani, for Kākaʻe, the weak-voiced.

adj. Sitting still in time of a kapu with no noise; still, as an assembly for worship under the kapu system; na wahine i ke anaina pihano kanu awa.

Sitting still in time of a tabu; still, as an assembly for worship under the tabu system; na wahine i ke anaina pihano kanu awa.

Sitting still in time of a kapu; still, as an assembly for worship under the kapu system, perhaps also with a sense of foreboding. (A.)

Silent; weak of voice; sitting still under kapu with no noise.