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  • "Auhea oukou, mai walaau oukou iloko o kuu wa hiamoe, mai hamumumu, a ina e walaau, he alii aimoku, e pau kona aimoku ana; ina lie alii aiahupuaa, e pau la; a ina he konohiki, a lopa paha ka mea nana i hahai kuu olelo paa, alaila, o ka make ka uku."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • While deep sea fishing was more general, that in the shallow sea, or along shore, was subject to the restrictions of the konohiki of the land, and aliis, both as to certain kinds and periods.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

  • To these services the konohiki, through his attendants, added still others; some chewed and strained the awa, while others cooked and spread for them a bountiful repast.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

  • Seeing them picking up worthless fragments, a kind-hearted old man, who turned out to be the konohiki of the land, sent by his servants an abundance of good food to Kalelealuaka.

    Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends 1887

  • I ka makahiki 1842, ho'olaha akula 'o Kauikeaouli i kekahi mau' ōlelo a'o e pili ana i ke kapu o ke konohiki.

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  • Eia na'e, ua 'olu'olu maoli nō kekahi o nā konohiki a' ae nō ho'i lākou i nā hoa'āina e lawe i ka i'a i ho'okapu 'ia i mea'ai na lākou.

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  • Eia kekahi kuleana o ke konohiki, 'o ia ho'i ka ho'okapu' ana i ka i'a o ke kai a me ka lā'au o ke kuahiwi.

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  • Synopsis: The supervision of schools and the protection of natural resources are among the duties of the konohiki in the Hawaiian Kingdom.

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  • No ke konohiki nō ke kuleana o ka ho'okō 'ana i ke kānāwai a ka Mō'ī no ka hele' ana o kēlā keiki kēia keiki i piha iā ia 'ehā mau makahiki i ke kula.

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  • Eia ho'i kekahi kuleana hoihoi o ke konohiki i ka wā o ka Mō'ī Kauikeaouli, 'o ia ho'i ke kuleana ma luna o nā kula ma ko lākou mau' āina.

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