Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

v. To stir round; to mix, as different ingredients by stirring.

2. To shake, as a flexible rod. Isa. 10:15.

3. To rub the hands hard, as in washing the hands when very dirty.

4. Hoo. To be writhing in pain, especially the pains of child-birth; hoowiliwili hookokohi e hanau, e hanau mai ana oia nei i na keiki.

5. To be uneasy, as in constant pain; hoowiliwili ae oia no ka maule poponi.

6. To loosen; to separate, as in parturition.

7. To brandish, as a sword. Ezek. 32:10.

s. Name of a tree, the timber of which is, for its buoyancy, made into outriggers for canoes; erythrina corallodendron.

A tree, the timber of which is, for its buoyancy, made into outriggers for canoes. (Erythrina monosperma.)

1. To stir round; to mix, as different ingredients by stirring; to swing in a circular manner.

2. To turn round rapidly; to make rotary motions, as in wringing the hands when washing or writhing in pain.

3. To swing with a circular motion of the arms; to whirl.

Native Hawaiian tree (Erythrina sandwicensis). (NEAL 548.) See Plants: Uses.

Native Hawaiian tree (Erythrina sandwicensis) that grows from sea level to 2,000 feet in dry regions on all islands. The wood is the lightest of Hawaiian woods and once was used for surfboards, canoe outriggers, and floats for nets. Seeds were strung in leis. (NEAL 458.)

Turning under the vines when good growth is noted. Each vine is wili (twisted) around its own base to restrain excess runners. (NP 132.)