Auwe

Many came to see him leave for the island from which no leper had ever returned, and as he Stood at the head of the gangplank, turning back to wave his hands at his friends, showing them fingers with the first joints already eaten away, the misery of his condition infected everyone and cries of "Auwe, auwe!" sounded.

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He now bent his body, spreading his knees, and for at least a minute the two bronzed bodies swayed until a woman shouted, "Auwe!" and the drums rose to new violence and the dancers entered upon the final wild gyrations.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

"Auwe, auwe!" mourned the multitude of watchers as they watched the stricken ones slowly climb the gangplank, overcome by terror and shaking.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

When the silent mourners reached the actual grave, the alii began to cry, "Auwe, auwe for our eldest sister."

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

"Auwe!" the king mourned, for he perhaps best of all understood the unforgivable error they had committed in abandoning a goddess who had warned them beforehand that she wished to accompany them, and he decided that the entire community must assemble at the temple to pray for respite from the goddess.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

The crowd ashore started shouting, "Auwe, auwel" and the Kilauea stood out to sea with its horrible burden.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

"Auwel Auwe!" she lamented, reciting that heart-tearing word of the islands that has always been reserved for moments of supreme anguish.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

"Auwe, auwel" howled women whose husbands were being dragged away.

Hawaii Michener, James 1959

Auwe ka make! alas, he is dead! p. 176. awa, the name of a plant of a bitter, acrid taste, from which an intoxicating drink is made; also the name of the liquor itself, expressed from the root of the plant. aweoweo, a species of reddish fish.

Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

A nanahu ka manó, [420] [Page 222] 10 Auwe! pau au i ka manó nui!

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Nathaniel Bright Emerson 1877