ahaaina

When he brought her here as a bride a few months ago, the natives were so delighted that he had married an island lady who could speak Hawaiian, that they gave them an ahaaina, or native feast, on a grand scale.

The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

But when they spoke of killing the hog and making an _ahaaina_ (feast) for him, whom they had immediately resolved to adopt as a son, he said: "Wait a little and let me ask: Are all these people I see around this place your friends?"

Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

GLOSSARY OF HAWAIIAN WORDS aaho, p. 142. ahaaina, feast, p. 150. aheahea, p. 135. aholehole, a species of fish. ahos, small sticks used in thatching, p. 245.

Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

The occasion of an outdoor festival, an _ahaaina_ or _luau_, was made the opportunity for the exhibition of this dance.

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

When he brought her here as a bride a few months ago, the natives were so delighted that he had married an island lady who could speak Hawaiian, that they gave them an ahaaina, or native feast, on a grand scale.

The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867