What is the meaning of Pono?

to choose

to pick

belly

truth, non-fiction, validity

true, valid, honest, genuine, sincere

righteousness

morality, goodness, excellence

correct procedure, true nature, rights, duty

prosperity, well-being

property, supplies

use, purpose

good, moral, proper

beneficial

should, must, necessary

careless, any old way

to place; to put; to lay [with accusative ‘something’, along with in (+ ablative or accusative) ‘in/on something’ or adverb of place or ablative]

to ordain; to appoint; to make (something)

to set up; to pitch (camp)

to put away; to leave off; to dismiss; to forego; to lay down; to surrender

to posit; to offer; to assume; to suppose; to depict

to drop; to shed; to let fall

to choose, to pick

to prefer

apparently, reputedly, supposedly

eye dialect spelling of pondo, representing Northeast Brazil Portuguese

Source: wiktionary.org