But wait! From a Hawaiian perspective, if said with a friendly or admiring intonation among friends, it meant the opposite, i.e., beautiful, attractive. It was often said so that no jealousy would fall on the child.
Waihoʻoluʻu (Color):
Nui (Size):
Pupuka
Literal: Ugly, unsightly, unseemly, unattractive
But wait! From a Hawaiian perspective, if said with a friendly or admiring intonation among friends, it meant the opposite, i.e., beautiful, attractive. It was often said so that no jealousy would fall on the child.
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