Hawaiian edit

Etymology edit

hoʻo- +‎ maʻemaʻe (clean)

Verb edit

hoʻomaʻemaʻe

  1. to clean, cause to be clean, cleanse
  2. to purify
  3. to purge
  4. (transitive) to reform

Noun edit

hoʻomaʻemaʻe

  1. purge
  2. reform