hau moroki

chrysalis, pupa.

any small fish used as bait on the fishhook, when fishing in the open sea; hau moroki, strong line used for fishing in deep waters with moroki bait.

to make an excellent job of something; ahu moroki; ahu made of well-dressed stones, smooth and fitted together (like that of Vinapú); ka-moroki toou hare, build you house well! (today moroti, is also used instead of moroki).

thread, line, string, ribbon; this is the name of the fibres of the hauhau tree formerly used to make twine, cloth, etc.; hau kahi, fishing line for tuna; hau here, line for eel trap; hau moroki, strong, tough line, thread; hau paka, fibres of the hauhau tree, which were first soaked in water, then dried to produce a strong thread.