malihini
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of malihini
from Hawaiian
Example Sentences
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He says it’s good for him as a teacher and as a malihini noho loa.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Me ka olioli pu I ka malihini hou— E aloha, aloha oe.
From Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California by Anderson, Mary E. (Mary Evarts)
Malihini oe, malihini au, 35Ko'i maka nui, ike ia na-pae opuaa.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
Hai aku ka malihini, "O Kahalaomapuana au, ka hua hope loa a kou opu."
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren
Pau ia ike ana ia Hawaii, Ka aina a ke Akua i hiki mai ai, I noho malihini ai i na moku o Hawaii.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
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