2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to move with a fan-like motion, fluctuate, wave.
Ka pōwaiwai a ia ki tana whānau i a ia e heke ana i te ara ki te rori (TWK 57:6). / She waved to her family as she descended the path to the road.
3. (noun) fan.
4. (noun) hustle and bustle.
Kāore au i te kōingo ki ngā tāone, ki te pōwaiwai o te tāngata, ki te haruru, ki te tatangi, ki te hoihoi. Kāti anō taku hoihoi ko te korihi a ngā manu, ko te pupuhi a te hau, ko te haruru o te tai, ko te hiere a te tamariki (TTT 1-8-1926:444). / I don't yearn for the towns, for the hustle and bustle of people, the rumble, clatter and noise. I'm fine with the noise of the birds singing, the wind blowing, the roar of the sea and the sound of children.