paipai

paipai
 v.β€” Β«Nets also can be used with a technique known as paipai (to beat or slap the water) fishing in which fish are chased into a surround net, similar to the traditional hukilau (seine fishing) method.Β» β€”β€œMeetings, survey find variance in views on net ban” by Edwin Tanji in Honolulu Maui News (Hawaii) Sept. 12, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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