whaihua
1. (verb) to have value, have benefits.
Ko Whaanga, he tangata titiro whakamua, ā, me tana hiahia hoki kia whaihua te iwi i roto i ngā mahi hokohoko a te Pākehā (TTR 1990:392). / Whaanga was a person who looked ahead and his desire was that the tribe would have benefits in Pākehā trade.
See also whai hua
2. (stative) be useful, beneficial, worthwhile, helpful.
2. (stative) be useful, beneficial, worthwhile.
2. (adjective) informative.
3. (adjective) worthwhile.