canoe plant n.— «The garden, which offers self-guided tours, is an ethnobotanical wonder of both native and “canoe plants,” brought from other islands by Polynesians.» —“In the Land of the Lotus Eaters” by Patricia Leigh...
octosquid n.— «What appears to be a half-squid, half-octopus specimen found off Keahole Point on the Big Island remains unidentified today and could possibly be a new species, said local biologists. The specimen was found caught in a...
four-peat n.— «Punahou finally made “four-peat” an official word in the baseball state tournament vocabulary tonight, cooling off Pearl City’s hot bats to win, 7-1, and become the first team to capture four straight Wally...
punee n.— «Small keed time, 60’s in Kailua, and Laie area, had chase mastah, rough take, shaveice, yes, I heard “confonnit!” a lot. (I thought this was my name for a while, my faddah usta say to me alla time; “confonnit...
punee n.— «Prices range from $9 for hand painted or bamboo wind chimes; to $100 for hand-carved garden lanterns and teak steamer chairs; to $2,000 for antique teak punee bed frames.» —“Explorer shares treasures with...
swath n.— «It’s a really strange ship, it’s what’s called a swath. It’s a giant catamaran.…It’s only 60 metres long. It’s meant to be very stable. It typically works out of Hawaii and works out in the deep Pacific Ocean, but because...