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  • The ingenuity with which nuhou is circulated is worthy of a better cause.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

  • A no ka ike maopopo loa ana aku o ka mea waa ia Laieikawai, alaila, he nuhou ia i ka mea waa.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • The ingenuity with which nuhou is circulated is worthy of a better cause.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

  • This is a most picturesque spot, the junction of two clear bright rivers, and a few native houses and a Chinaman's store are grouped close by under some palms, with the customary loungers on horseback, asking and receiving nuhou, or news, at the doors.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

  • We moved on in single file at a jog-trot wherever the road admitted of it, meeting mounted natives now and then, which led to a delay for the exchange of nuhou; and twice we had to turn into the thicket to avoid what here seems to be considered a danger.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

  • I don't mean scandal or malignant misrepresentations, or reports of petty strifes, intrigues, and jealousies, such as are common in all cliques and communities, but nuhou, mere tattle, the perpetual talking about people, and the picking to tatters of every item of personal detail, whether gathered from fact or imagination.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

  • a delay for the exchange of nuhou; and twice we had to turn into the thicket to avoid what here seems to be considered a danger.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

  • By GOSSIP I don’t mean scandal or malignant misrepresentations, or reports of petty strifes, intrigues, and jealousies, such as are common in all cliques and communities, but nuhou, mere tattle, the perpetual talking about people, and the picking to tatters of every item of personal detail, whether gathered from fact or imagination.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

  • This is a most picturesque spot, the junction of two clear bright rivers, and a few native houses and a Chinaman’s store are grouped close by under some palms, with the customary loungers on horseback, asking and receiving nuhou, or news, at the doors.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

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