Hawai, n. 1. An edible fungus growing on trees.
2. Watercourse, rivulet, channel in a stream.
3. Galaxias alepidotus, a fish found in Lake Taupo, the black kokopu.
4. Gobiomorphus gobioides, the bullhead, a fresh-water fish. = toitoi.
5. adj. Shallow of a lagoon or swamp.
hawahawai, n. Hillocks in which weeds are buried, and which are afterwards planted.
Williams Dictionary