poʻe kahiko

1. nvs. Old; ancient; that which is long past: poe kahiko, the ancients, the old people;  antique, primitive, long ago, beforehand; to age; (Usually in the sigular ; cf. kāhiko 2, puka kahiko.) Wā kahiko, old times. Wahi a kahiko (Kel. 50), said the old people. Kahiko ʻē, prematurely old. E kala kahiko, gone a long time. E paupauaho a manakā kahiko ʻoe iaʻu (Kel. 60), you would be disheartened, weary, and old before me. hoʻo.kahiko To think, act, speak in the old way; to speak of old times; to cling to old ways; old-fashioned; maturity. He wahine hoʻokahiko, an old-fashioned woman. (PPN tafito, base; PCP tafito, ancient.)wa kahiko, old time. kahiko v. To be or become old; to fade, as a flower or leaf; ua kahiko e, to become old prematurely; to be ancient.