hoa tāpui
1. (noun) close friend.
Ko te hoa tapui o taua wahine, o Henarieta, e rapu haere atu ana, e haere ana ki tō rātou whare, ka rongo i te ngunguru (TWMNT 4/5/1875:99). / The close friend of that woman, of Henrietta, was searching for her, and, as she was proceeding towards their house she heard someone groaning.
See also takatāpui