Monthly Archives: June 2016

Redup. of haʻa 1; low, lowly, minimum, humble, degraded, meek, unpretentious, modest, unassuming, unobtrusive; lowness, humility.  hoʻo.haʻa.haʻa To lower, debase, humiliate, humble (Kanl. 8.2), disgrace, underrate, belittle; humble, lowly, modest. Hoʻohaʻahaʻa aku, to condescend.  Frequently , the values in which we … Continue reading →

n. Arrangement of pebbles in the form or a man used for instruction by a kahuna hāhā. (Kam. 64:108.) The training of medical kahuna, or specialists/experts, in Hawaiʻi was quite extensive. You think becoming a physician today is difficult with … Continue reading →

nvi. Vomit; volcanic eruptions; to vomit, retch, erupt; to banish, expel, drive out, as people. (Probably PPN lua, to vomit + -ʻi or -aʻi, transitivizers: Gram. 6.6.4.). I don’t even want to get into how this word came to mind … Continue reading →