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Onohi (o-no'-hi), n.

1. The center of the eye: ka onohi o ka maka; the eyeball; the apple of the eye: kii onohi, the little image in the eye; haku onohi; hence,

2. The center of a thing; the darkest point of a thing; applied to darkness, profundity of darkness: ka onohi o ka pouli, where darkness is concentrated.

3. Center, applied to light or heat; o ka onohi o ka umu ahi enaena, the center of a raging, fiery > oven; ka waenakonu o ka lapalapa ahi, the center of a flame of fire; o ka onohi o ka la, the center of the sun; ke Alii e moe mai ana i ka onohi pono o ka la. Laieik. p. 176. He ao onohi opua kiikau.

4. A small cloud which reflects the colors of the spectrum: Ike aku la oia e ku ana ka onohi iluna pono o Maunalei. Laieik. p. 25.