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  • Deborah, Kaluna, and the women talked incessantly in loud shrill voices till Kaluna uttered the word auwe with a long groaning intonation, apparently signifying weariness, divested himself of his clothes and laid down on a mat alongside our shake-down, upon which we let down the dividing curtain and wrapped ourselves up as warmly as possible.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004

  • Deborah, Kaluna, and the women talked incessantly in loud shrill voices till Kaluna uttered the word auwe with a long groaning intonation, apparently signifying weariness, divested himself of his clothes and laid down on a mat alongside our shake - down, upon which we let down the dividing curtain and wrapped ourselves up as warmly as possible.

    The Hawaiian Archipelago 1867

  • "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

  • 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.

    Hawaii Michener, James 1959

  • KU OE KO'U WAHI _ohelo nei la, auwe, auwe! mele_ for the

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

  • AUWE, _auwe, mo 'ku'u lima_! lament of Mana-mana-ia-kaluea 212

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

  • Watching from Central Valley, California for the 2nd year in a row, auwe!! ... and realizing why I need to be back home.

    KITV.com - Local New 2009

  • _hula ohelo: Ku oe ko'u wahi ohelo nei la, auwe, auwe!

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

  • The big woman began to rock back and forth on her unsteady chair, lamenting, "Auwe, auwe!

    Hawaii Michener, James 1959

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