fight

fight
  Hakakā, paio, kaua; mokomoko (general free-for-all, including wrestling and boxing); pā'ume'ume.
  Also: kūpāpā, kolopā, paika, hu'alepo, makawalu, pilikua.See saying, helu 4, wai 'au'au, fighter, cockfighting, wrestling. Specialized types include: ku'iku'i (boxing); pa'a uma (hand wrestling); lua, ku'ia-lua (bone breaking, spear thrusting, noosing, leaping).
   ♦ Quick to fight, lele koke.
   ♦ To set to fight, as dogs, ho'okonokono.
  Following are about 90 names of lua fighting strokes obtained from a newspaper (Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, April 27, 1865), or from Fornander. The names have little to do with fighting. Many are folkloristic and poetic, with names of things important in the old culture. Initial Ka (the article) on some names is optionally omitted.
  Names of strokes containing names of supernaturals and chiefs: Haehae-ka-manu-o-Kāne-aloha, Ka'a-'ē-nā-ali'i, Ka-ihu-o-ka-pua'a (probable reference to Kama-pua'a), Ka-malo-o-Līloa, Kana, Ka-piko-o-Wākea, (Ka)-pua'a-kā-huluhulu (Kama-pua'a), Kapu-ahi-a-Ku'ialua, Kapua'i-o-Kana, Ke-ake-o-Milu.
  Containing place names: E-ho'i-ka-u'i-o-Mānoa-ua-ahiahi, Hāmākua-i-ka-paia-'ala-i-ka-hala, Ka-ua-Kīpu'upu'u-o-Wai-mea, Ka-ua-Lēhei-o-Maka-wao, Kokia-Wai-lau, Mehameha-Pu'u-loa, Uliuli-ka-pali-o-Kahiki-nui.
  Containing references to ocean dwellers: Ala-pi'i-a-ka-ōpae, (Ka)-i'a-ho'opāpā-'ili-kanaka, (Ka)-limu-kā-kanaka-o-Mahamoku, (Ka)-uhu-māka'ika'i, (Ka)-waha-o-ka-manō), Mahiki-o-ka-lua-kanaka, 'Ōhi-ki-maka-loa, 'O'opu-ola, 'Ōpule-kai, Uhu-makali'i.
  Containing references to birds: Au-koa'e-ua-mā-lie, Hakakā-a-moa, (Ka)-'ēheu, (Ka)-'io, (Ka)-'ua'u-kaha, (Ka)-'ua'u-komo-hewa, (Ka)-'ua'u-lewalewa, Pua-ka-uahi-haehae-ka-manu.
  Containing anatomical references: 'Ai-lima-iki, Iwi-ko'o, (Ka)-'auwae-lewa, Kālawa-kua, (Ka)-'ōma-ka-o-ka-'īlio, (Ka)-'ōpe'a-panipani, (Ka)-pili-mai'u'u, 'Ōwelo-ka-huelo-kū.
  Containing references to artefacts: (Ka)-'ahu-ula, (Ka)-lei-o-manu, Ka-malo-hei (see also under supernaturals).
  Names of other strokes: 'Ahamaka, 'Aho-lehia, Hana-ka'i-luna, Hana-kau-luna, Hanu-i-pi'i, (Ka)-hau-komo, (Ka)-hau-palemo, Ka-he'e-pālaha, (Ka)-hili-kolo, ([Ka]-hihi-kolo), Kahului, Kākā-'au-kī, Kālaha, Kalena, (Ka)-loloa-maiau, (Ka)-lu'elu'e, (Ka)-ma'i-'awa, Kāmuku, Kānihi, Kau-nunu, Kawa'e-kū, (Ke)-aho-lehi, (Ke)-āmio, Ko'ūko'ū, Kua-nunu, Kū'ia-kānaka-hele-o-ka-pō, Ku'ikahi-a-Mēhē'ula, Lāhei, Lēhei, Malalei, Mālama, Mālama-ka-'ōpua-hiki, Mālama-kū'ē, Mālama-kūloko, Mālama-kūwaho, Nā-ānuenue-'ewalu, 'Oā-ki'i-ala, O-hana-ke-ke'aua-mai-ka'i, Ohi'ikau, 'Okoikua, 'Ōnohi-ka'i-'ole-pohihihi-ka-lawai'a-o-ka-lā'ino, Pa'ina-kuli, Pala-'ole, Pāpala-kā'ili-'ū, Popoki, Pu'upā, 'Ula-ka-maka-iā-Kuikui-pahu.

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