pili grass
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Pili — may refer to:Common names: * Pilus (plural pili ) is a cellular organelle * Pili, a Philippine Tree that is a source of the Pili nut * Pili (grass) is a Hawaiian grass used to thatch structuresProper names: * Pili kaaiea is a Hawaiian chief, a… … Wikipedia
grass — Mau u (for various kinds, see Haw. Eng. entry and entries that follow it), weuweu. Other kinds: aki aki, honohono, honohono kukui, ho omanewa, hulukoa e, kākonakona, kalamālō ( emoloa, kāwelu), kauwele, kauwelu, kili o opu, konakona, kualohia … English-Hawaiian dictionary
grass house — Hale pili, hale weuweu … English-Hawaiian dictionary
rain — Ua. See sayings that are tributes to rain ( āpa a, ehu4, kāhiko) and other poetic references (lū lehua, po i1, pū uki uki). See Kū lani hākoi, ua, downpour, Hilo, and chant, lolohe1. In poetry, rain or rains may signify joy, life, growth,… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Kakuhihewa — was the 15th Alii Aimoku of Oahu. He ruled as titular King or chief of the Hawaiian Island of Oahu. He was not only one of the great kings of Oahu, but also celebrated throughout the eight islands for all the princely qualities that formed the… … Wikipedia
spread — Hāli i, laha. Also: a ai (as a sore); a ama (the fingers); apakau (as sunlight); hāli i pili (as rain over pili grass); hela (as the arms); hola, hohola, pāhola, uhola, holopapa, hihi, hihina; pa ahihi, malele (here and there); pāhihi, oha,… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Thatching — is the craft of covering a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge, rushes and heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is probably the oldest roofing material and has been used in both… … Wikipedia
Kahoolawe — The Target Isle Landsat satellite image of Kahoolawe … Wikipedia
midrib — Nī au (coconut frond and leaf); kua, kuakua (leaf); iwi (as of ti leaf or pili grass) … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Sorsogon City — Infobox Philippine city infoboxtitle = Sorsogon City sealfile = Sorsogon City Seal.png locatormapfile = Ph locator sorsogon sorsogon.png caption = Map of Sorsogon showing the location of Sorsogon City. region = Bicol Region (Region V) province =… … Wikipedia
