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Rite pēwhea nei? asks "alike in what way?"
If someone says that a movie was boring, someone might ask:
Hōhā pēwhea nei?
Boring in what way?
Different adjectives or statives can be used in either a question or an answer:
Kino pēhea nei?
Bad in whay way?
Rite pai nei.
Alike in a good way.
This is related to he rite ia ki... ("he or she is like...")
He rite tō haunga ki tō te kurī.
You smell like the dog.