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hāpai - carry; lift up

Hāpai. 1. v.t. Lift up, raise. Hapainga, hapainga, kia tarewa ki runga (T. 142).

2. Take up, carry. E koro, haere mai ki te hapai atu i nga toki nei (T. 51).

3. Begin a song, charm, etc., Ka hapai ake i tana hiki ake mo tana ika kia maiangi ake (T. 22).

4. In the pass., hapainga. Set out on a journey, i.e., loads are taken up. Hauki kau te ata, ka hapainga mai (T. 157). So used as a v.i.: Ka hapainga taua ope (W. iv, 41).

5. v.i. Rise of heavenly bodies. Ka hapai nga kawainga o te ata.

6. Dawn. Ra te haeata hapai ana mai (M. 122).

7. n. Leading party, advance guard.

8. Dawn, morning. Tutohu ahiahi, whakarere hapai (Accept at night, reject in the morning) (P.).

hapahapai, frequentative, v.t. Lift often. Tena e te hanga e, nga ringa hei hapahapai atu mou i a Rangimaro, e (M. 332).

Williams Dictionary

Kia ora, kia ora! He kamupene hāpai i te reo Māori me ōna tikanga.
Thank you, thank you! It is a company that elevates the language and its customs.

He whakahaere wānanga te mahi a te ratonga hauora Māori tūmatanui, a Hāpai Te Hauora ki Rotorua i tēnei ki te kōkiri i te kaupapa me te whakaaro, te reo hoki e ora ake ai ngā hapori.
Today Māori public health provider Hāpai Te Hauora hosted a symposium in Rotorua to advance the idea and says this could also be a factor in creating healthier communities.

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