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.
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