He Aniani — Combined Hawaiian Dictionary Mirror

updated: 5/27/2020

ʻŌlelo Noʻeau - Concordance

lā

lā
1. s. The sun; he mea e malamalama ai i ke ao, ke alii o ka malamalama, that which gives light to day, the king of light.
2. The effects of the heat of the sun, i. e., a drought; ka la nui, a great drought; heat; warmth. Stifling heat is ikiiki.
3. adj. Like the sun; sunny, that is, warm; haalele o Poleahu i kona kapa hau, lalau like lakou i ke kapa la. Laieik. 113.
4. nvs. sun, sun heat; sunny, solar.
5. Day or light, in distinction from po, darkness.
6. A particular or appointed day; la ka- lahala, day of atonement. Oihk. 23:27. A particular day of the month or year.
7. n. day, date.
8. n. day, date. no abbreviation. format for date in Hawaiian: day/month/year: 11 Iune 2002. June 11, 2002. abbreviations use Roman numerals for month to avoid confusion: 10/vi/02 6/10/02.
9. s. The name of an ancient sail for canoes; o ka pea o ko lakou waa i ka wa kahiko, he la ka inoa o ia pea.
10. n. a sail.
11. n. fin.
12. n. fin, as of a fish, general term.
13. n. each of two cross sticks holding corners of the dip net called ʻupena ʻākiʻikiʻi.
14. a particle following verbs, mostly in some preterit tense, and generally connected with either mai, aku, iho or ae. Gram. § 239 and 240. It is also used with nouns and adverbs and seems to have a slight reference to place; similar, but not so marked or strong as the French la.
15. demon. common demon. occurring after both nouns and verbs, and as the last part of the demon. kēlā that (far, see table 12 in Gram. 7.2) and pēlā, like that; following directionals it is usually unstressed and written as the concluding part of the directional (aʻela, akula, ihola, maila). It occurs also in the sequence ua (noun) lā, that aforementioned. A var. is ala₅.
16. part. expressing doubt, uncertainty.
17. name of the eighth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet. It represents the sound of a liquid as in other languages; hence it is easily assimilated to such of the other liquids as are similarly pronounced, viz.: n and the smooth American r in foreign words. Thus, nanai for lanai; on the contrary lanahu is used for nanahu, &c. L is inserted sometimes, for the sake of euphony, between a verb and its passive termination ia; as, kaulia for kauia; manaolia for manaoia. The letter h is used in a similar manner. see H and Grammar § 48.
18. The name of the letter la instead of el is required by a law of the language, viz.: that every syllable must end with a vowel sound.
19. n. the letter 'l'.
20. n. sixth note on the musical scale, la.
21. n. la, the sixth note on the musical scale.
22. interj. common refrain in songs, as in EM 90.

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7	ʻĀhaʻi lā i ka pupuhi.	Away like a gust [of wind].
	[Travel with the speed of wind.]
8	Ahē nō ka manu o Kaʻula, he lā ʻino.	When the birds of Kaʻula appear wild, it denotes a stormy day.
	[Signs of trouble keep people away.]
18	Ahu kupanaha ka lā i Mānā.	Peculiar is the action of the sun in Mānā.
	[Said of a delusion. Mānā, Kauaʻi, is a place where mirages were once seen.]
33	Aia a wela ke poʻo o ke keiki i ka lā.	When the head of the child is warmed by the sun.
	[When he is old enough to toddle or creep by himself into the sunlight.]
143	ʻAʻohe hua o ka maiʻa i ka lā hoʻokahi.	Bananas do not fruit in a single day.
	[A retort to an impatient person.]
155	ʻAʻohe ipu ʻōpio e ʻole ka mimino i ka lā.	No immature gourd can withstand withering in the sun [without care].
	[No child can get along without adult supervision.]
189	ʻAʻohe mea nāna e hoʻopuhili, he moho no ka lā makani.	There is no one to interfere, for he is a messenger of a windy day.
	[Said in admiration of a person who lets nothing stop him from carrying out the task entrusted to him.]
216	ʻAʻohe waʻa hoʻohoa o ka lā ʻino.	No canoe is defiant on a stormy day.
	[It doesn’t pay to venture into the face of danger.]
233	ʻĀpiki Puna i Leleʻapiki, ke nānā lā i Nānāwale.	Puna is concerned at Leleʻapiki and looks about at Nānāwale.
	[The people are but followers and obedient to their rulers. The people of Puna were not anxious to go to war when a battle was declared between Kiwalaʻō and Kamehameha; it was the will of their chief. Lele-ʻapiki (Tricky-leap) and Nānā-wale (Just-looking) are places in Puna.]
270	ʻEha ana ʻoe lā i ka makani kuʻi o ka Ulumano.	You will he hurt by the pounding of the Ulumano breeze.
	[One is hurt by the sharp words spoken. This is a line from an old chant.]
284	E hoʻi e peʻe i ke ōpū weuweu me he moho lā. E ao o haʻi ka pua o ka mauʻu iā ʻoe.	Go back and hide among the clumps of grass like the wingless rail. Be careful not to break even a blade of grass.
	[Retum to the country to live a humble life and leave no trace to be noticed and followed. So said the chief Keliʻiwahamana to his daughter when he was dying. Later used as advice to a young person not to be aggressive or show off.]
346	E mālama i ka mākua, he mea laha ʻole; ʻo ke kāne he loaʻa i ka lā hoʻokahi.	Take care of parents for they are choice; a husband can he found in a day.
	[Parents should be cared for, for when they are gone, there are none to replace them. One can marry again and again.]
363	E nui ke aho, e kuʻu keiki, a moe i ke kai, no ke kai lā hoʻi ka ʻāina.	Take a deep breath, my son, and lay yourself in the sea, for then the land shall belong to the sea.
	[Uttered by the priest Kaʻopulupulu at Waiʻanae. Weary with the cruelty and injustice of Kahāhana, chief of Oʻahu, Kaʻopulupulu walked with his son to Waiʻanae, where he told his son to throw himself into the sea. The boy obeyed, and there died. Kaʻopulupulu was later slain and taken to Waikīkī where he was laid on the sacrificial altar at Helumoa.]
374	E pule wale nō i ka lā o ka make, ʻaʻole e ola.	Prayers uttered on the day of death will not save one.
	[Said by Lohiʻau to Hiʻiaka.]
395	Haʻalele i ka lā ka mea mahana.	Has left the warmth of the sun.
	[Has died.]
427	Hala nā lā ʻino o ka hoʻoilo.	Gone are the stormy days of winter.
	[Troublesome days are over.]
428	Hala nō ia lā o ka pōloli.	A hungry day passes.
	[An expression of thankfulness that there was food for another day.]
436	Halulu me he kapuaʻi kanaka lā ka ua o Hilo.	The rain of Hilo makes a rumbling sound like the treading of feet.
476	Hao kōʻala ka makani lā, pau loa.	With one great sweep of wind, all is gone.
490	Hāʻulelau i Kalalau, ʻo Lūaliʻi lā i Kauliʻiliʻi.	Hāʻulelau is at Kalalau, and Lūalii is at Kauliʻiliʻi.
	[Such a scattering all over the place, like fallen leaves, with bits and pieces all strewn about. A play on haule-lau (fallen leaves), kalalau (wander around), lū-aliʻi (scatter in pieces), and kau-liʻiliʻi (a little here and a little there).]
564	He hale kipa nō lā hoʻi ko ke kōlea haʻihaʻi ʻē ʻia nā iwi.	The house of a plover might have been that of a friend if one hadn’t broken his bones.
	[A stranger might have been a friend if he hadn’t been treated so shamefully.]
592	He hoʻokele waʻa no ka lā ʻino.	A canoe steersman for a stormy day.
	[A courageous person.]
608	He iʻa laka nō lā hoʻi ka ʻina.	The ʻina is easily gathered.
	[A retort to a person who frequently says, “If I had this” or “If I had that.” A play on ʻina (sea egg) and inā (if).]
618	He ikaika ke kanaka kaena i ka wā pilikia ʻole, akā he hōhē wale i ka lā o ka pilikia.	A braggart is strong when there is no trouble, but flees when there is.
619	He ikaika nō nā ʻehu kakahiaka no nā ʻōpio, a piʻi aʻe ka lā heha mai a holo.	The morning is full of strength for youth, but when the sun is high they become tired and run.
	[Said of the young who do not work as persistently as their parents — they start well but soon quit.]
634	He imu puhi na ka lā o Kalaʻe.	Kalaʻe is made a steaming oven by the sun.
	[At Kalaʻe, Molokaʻi, stood an imu that was said to have baked the rain, making it a dry place.]
635	He ʻīnaʻi na ka wela a ka lā.	Meat consumed by the heat of the sun.
	[Said of one who has a severe case of sunburn.]
716	He lā koa, he lā heʻe.	A day to be brave, a day to flee.
	[In life, there is triumph and defeat. In war, there is winning and losing.]
728	Hele a ʻīlio pīʻalu ka uka o Hāmākua i ka lā.	Like a wrinkled dog is the upland of Hāmākua in the sunlight.
	[An uncomplimentary remark about an aged, wrinkled person. Line from a chant.]
744	Hele ka hoʻi a hiki i Kealia, ua napoʻo ka lā.	When one reaches Kealia at last, the sun is set.
	[Said of one who procrastinates. A play on alia (to wait).]
751	Hele nō i ka hola iʻa i ka lā.	Fish poison should he used in the daytime.
	[Greater efficiency is achieved in the daytime. [cf 1158]]
779	He maiʻa ke kanaka a ka lā e hua ai.	A man is like a banana tree on the day it bears its fruit.
	[When a man’s body was removed from a grave, a banana stalk was laid in to take its place.]
787	He makamaka, ke pā lā kāhea.	That is a friend, for he calls out an invitation.
	[It was the custom to call out an invitation as a visitor approached.]
788	He makani Kona, ke kū lā ke aʻe i ka moana.	It is the Kona wind, for the sprays are flying at sea.
	[Said of a raging temper.]
990	Hiki mai ka lā ma Haʻehaʻe, ma luna mai o Kukiʻi.	The sun rises at Haʻehaʻe, above Kukiʻi.
	[Haʻehaʻe, in Puna, Hawaiʻi, is often called the gateway of the sun. Kukiʻi is a place in Puna.]
1026	Hoʻi hou i ke ʻehu me he moi lā.	Returns to the broiling sea like a moi fish.
	[Said of one who leaves home for a better chance of advancing but eventually comes back.]
1078	Hoʻokahi no lā o ka malihini.	A stranger only for a day.
	[After the first day as a guest, one must help with the work.]
1143	Hulili ka lā i ke kula o Makahuʻena, he huakaʻi ʻoiʻo.	When the sunlight vibrates over the plain of Makahuena, a procession of ghosts is going through.
	[A saying used when the heat of the sun appears to vibrate. The huakaʻi ʻoiʻo is a procession of departed chiefs and their followers.]
1144	Hulili wela ka lā o Maunaloa.	The sun shining on Maunaloa makes it vibrate with heat.
	[Maunaloa, Moloka’i, is a very warm place.]
1147	I ʻaʻa nō i ka lā o ka ikaika.	He can be daring as long as his strength lasts.
	[Said of a cocky person. As long as he has more strength than others, he acts the bully; but it soon ends when someone superior shows up.]
1158	I hele no ka hola iʻa i ka lā.	Poison fish while it is day.
	[It is better to work during the day. [cf 751]]
1159	I hewa i ka lele mua, i ka hoʻoūlu i ka lā ʻino.	The fault lies in leaping first, in inspiring a bad day.
	[Said of a person who starts a fight or an argument, especially after he has been worsted.]
1164	I hole ʻia nō ka iʻe i ke kau o ka lā.	The time to cut designs in a tapa beater is when the sun is high.
	[Do your work when you can do your best.]
1169	I ʻike ʻia nō ʻoe i ka lā o ko loaʻa; i ka lā o ka nele pau kou ʻike ʻia mai.	You are recognized when prosperous; but when poverty comes, you are no longer recognized.
	[Fair-weather friends gather when one is prosperous and scatter when prosperity is gone.]
1197	I Kaulua, Kaulua ka lā, Kaulua ka ua.	In Kaulua, sunshine and rain alternate.
	[Kaulua is a dual-natured month, sunny and rainy both.]
1202	I ke alo nō o ka lawaiʻa lā a pūkē hewa nā leho, haki wale nā kākala.	It was right in front of the fishermen that the cowry shells came together violently and the spikes broke off.
	[In spite of watchfulness, trouble occurs. The leho is a cowry-shell octopus lure fashioned with a spike on it.]
1212	ʻIke nō i ka lā o ka ʻike; mana nō i ka lā o ka mana.	Know in the day of knowing; mana in the day of mana.
	[Knowledge and mana — each has its day. Another day may bring greater knowledge and greater mana than today.]
1214	Ikiiki i ka lā o Keawalua.	Depressed with the heat of Keawalua.
	[Sick and tired of living in an atmosphere of unkindness and hatred.]
1228	ʻIliki ke kai i ka ʻopeʻope lā, lilo; i lilo no he hāwāwā.	The sea snatches the bundle and it is gone; it goes when one isn’t watchful.
	[A person who fails to watch out often loses.]
1287	Kaha Kaʻena me he manu lā i ka mālie.	Kaʻena Point poises as a bird in the calm.
	[This is a line in a chant by Hiʻiaka praising Kaʻena Point, Oʻahu.]
1407	Kaino he koa no ka lā nui, he koa kā no ka lā iki.	[I thought] you were warriors worthy of a great day, but instead you are warriors of a short day.
	[Said of those who flee in cowardice.]
1422	Ka lā i ka Mauliola.	The sun at the source of life.
	[Mauli-ola (Breath-of-life) is the god of health.]
1423	Ka lā ikiiki o Honolulu.	The intensely warm days of Honolulu.
	[People from the country often claim that Honolulu is excessively warm.]
1427	Kala kahiko i au wale ai ka lā.	The sun has gone down long since.
	[A reply to one who asks about something that took place a long time ago.]
1428	Ka lā koi hana o Lahainaluna.	The sun of Lahainaluna urges one to work.
	[Daytime at the Lahainaluna School is occupied with studying and working.]
1441	Ka lepo alualu me he kanaka lā.	The dust that runs after one like a person.
	[Said of the dust raised up by a whirlwind and carried, spinning round and round like a living object.]
1484	Ka moa i hānai ʻia i ka lā, ua ʻoi ia i ka moa i hānai ʻia i ka malu.	A cock fed in the sunlight is stronger than one fed in the shade.
	[If you want a strong son, raise him with plenty of sunlight.]
1488	Ka moku kāʻili lā o Manokalanipo.	The sun-snatching island of Manokalanipo.
	[Kauaʻi, the northwesternmost island of the group, beyond which the sun vanishes at dusk. Manokalanipo was an ancient ruler of Kauaʻi.]
1499	Kani kōlea, he kanaka; nū ka puaʻa, he lapu lā.	When a plover cries, there is a man nearby; when a pig grunts, a ghost is near.
1524	Kapakahi ka lā ma Waiʻanae.	Lopsided is the sun at Waiʻanae.
	[Used to refer to anything lopsided, crooked, or not right. First uttered by Hiʻiaka in a rebuke to Lohiʻau and Wahineʻōmaʻo for talking when she warned them not to.]
1611	Kau ka lā i ka lolo, hoʻi ke aka i ke kino.	The sun stands over the brain, the shadow retreats into the body.
	[Said of high noon, when the sun is directly overhead and no shadows are seen — an important time for some ancient rites and ceremonies.]
1618	Kaulaʻi nā iwi i ka lā.	To bleach the bones in the sun.
	[To talk too freely and unkindly of one’s family to outsiders.]
1643	Ka wahine hele lā o Kaiona, alualu wai liʻulā o ke kaha pua ʻōhai.	The woman, Kaiona, who travels in the sunshine pursuing the mirage of the place where the ʻōhai blossoms grow.
	[Kaiona was a goddess of Kaʻala and the Waiʻanae Mountains. She was a kind person who helped anyone who lost his way in the mountains by sending a bird, an ʻiwa, to guide the lost one out of the forest. In modern times Princess Bernice Pauahi Bishop was compared to Kaiona in songs.]
1696	Ke hiʻi lā ʻoe i ka paukū waena, he neo ke poʻo me ka hiʻu.	You hold the center piece without its head and tail.
	[You know only the middle part of the genealogy or legend. What about the origin and the latter part?]
1706	Keiki kāohi lā o Kumukahi.	The lad that holds back the sun at Kumukahi.
	[Praise of an outstanding youth of Puna. Kumukahi is the eastern point of Hawaiʻi, the place where the sun comes up.]
1710	Ke ʻīnana lā me he ʻōpae ʻoehaʻa.	Active like freshwater shrimp.
	[Said of scattered warriors who climb rocks and hillsides to escape death.]
1759	Ke kui lā i nā ʻāpiki lei o Makaiwa.	Stringing the ʻilima flowers into lei at Makaiwa.
	[ʻĀpiki was another name for ʻilima.]
1767	Ke mokomoko lā me ka makani.	He is boxing the wind.
	[Said of one who is being disagreeable.]
1770	Ke nānā lā i Nānāwale.	Just looks at Nānāwale.
	[Said of one who has nothing or no one to look to for help. A play on nānā-wale (merely look), a Puna place name.]
1795	Kīkaha ka ʻiwa he lā makani.	When the ʻiwa bird soars on high it is going to be windy.
	[Said of a nice-looking, well-dressed person.]
1811	Koʻele nā iwi o Hua i ka lā.	The bones of Hua rattled in the sun.
	[A warning not to talk too much of one’s kin. Also, a reminder that trouble is sure to befall those who destroy the innocent. Hua was a chief of Maui who heeded the lies of jealous men and ordered the death of his faithful priest, Luahoʻomoe. Before he died, he sent his sons to the mountains for safety, because it was foretold by gods what was to come over the land. After his death, drought and famine came. Many died, including the chief Hua. There was no one to hide his remains, so his bones were left exposed to sun and wind. Also expressed Nakeke nā iwi....]
1848	Konohiki lua ka lā i Olowalu.	The heat of the sun rules in Olowalu.
	[Said of one who permits the heat of anger to possess him. Olowalu, Maui, is known for its warm climate.]
1859	Kū akula i ka pua; ke wī lā ka niho.	Hit by an arrow; now he is gnashing his teeth.
	[Now he is getting his just deserts.]
1908	Kūkulu kalaʻihi ka lā i Mānā.	The sun sets up mirages at Mānā.
	[Said of a boastful person who exaggerates.]
1961	Lawe ʻo Lehua i ka lā; lilo!	Lehua takes away the sun; [it is] gone!
	[The sun is said to vanish beyond Lehua at sunset. In love chants, this saying means that one’s sweetheart has been taken away.]
1962	Lawe ʻo Maleka i ka hoa lā; lilo!	America takes the mate; [she is] gone!
	[This expression was used in a chant of the whaling days, when some Hawaiians lost their wives and sweethearts to the white sailors.]
1975	Lele au lā, hokahoka wale iho.	I fly away, leaving disappointment behind.
	[Said of one who is disillusioned after giving many gifts. Wakaʻina was a ghost of North Kohala who deceived people. He often flew to where people gathered and chanted. When he had their attention he would say, “I could chant better if I had a tapa cloth.” In this way he would name one thing after another, and when all had been given him he would fly away chanting these words.]
1988	Lele o Kohala me he lupe lā.	Kohala soars as a kite.
	[An expression of admiration for Kohala, a district that has often been a leader in doing good works.]
2012	Liʻuliʻu wale ka nohona i ka lā o Hauola, a holoholo i ke one o ʻAlio.	Long has one tarried in the sunlight of Hauola and walked on the sand of ʻAlio.
	[Said in praise of an aged person. There is a play on ola (life) in the name Hauola.]
2058	Mai ka hikina a ka lā i Kumukahi a ka welona a ka lā i Lehua.	From the sunrise at Kumukahi to the fading sunlight at Lehua.
	[From sunrise to sunset. Kumukahi, in Puna, Hawaiʻi, was called the land of the sunrise and Lehua, the land of the sunset. This saying also refers to a life span — from birth to death.]
2062	Mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau.	From the sun’s arrival to the sun’s rest.
	[Said of a day, from sunrise to sunset. This phrase is much used in prayers. Any mention of the setting of the sun was avoided in prayers for the sick; instead one referred to the sun’s rest, thus suggesting rest and renewal rather than permanent departure.]
2063	Mai ka lā ʻōʻili i Haʻehaʻe a hāliʻi i ka mole o Lehua.	From the appearance of the sun at Haʻehaʻe till it spreads its light to the foundation of Lehua.
	[Haʻehaʻe is a place at Kumukahi, Puna, Hawaiʻi, often referred to in poetry as the gateway of the sun.]
2064	Mai ka ʻōʻili ʻana a ka lā i Kumukahi a ka lā iho aku i ka mole ʻolu o Lehua.	From the appearance of the sun at Kumukahi till its descent beyond the pleasant base of Lehua.
	[From the sunrise at Kumukahi, in Puna, Hawaiʻi, to the sunset beyond the islet of Lehua.]
2070	Mai ke kai kuwā e nū ana i ka ulu hala o Keaʻau a ka ʻāina kāʻili lā o lalo o ka Waikūʻauhoe.	From the noisy sea that moans to the hala groves of Keaʻau, to the land that snatches away the sun, below Waikuauhoe.
	[From Puna, Hawaiʻi, where the sun was said to rise, to Lehua, beyond Waikūʻauhoe, where it vanishes out of sight.]
2113	Mākole lā i Waolani.	The red-eyed ones at Waolani.
	[Waolani, Nuʻuanu, was said to have been the home of many defective people — the hunchbacked, the club-footed, the red-eyed, and so forth. To see such a person anywhere outside of Waolani was regarded as a sign of bad luck.]
2126	Malō ka wai i ka lā.	The water dries up in the sun.
	[Joy withers in the presence of wrath.]
2154	Me he makamaka lā ka ua no Kona, ke hele lā a kipa i Hanakahi.	The rain is like a friend from Kona — it goes and calls on Hanakahi.
	[These are two lines from an old chant used to express a friendly visit with one who dwells in a distant place.]
2155	Me he makani hulilua lā, huli ka manaʻo, hele ka noʻonoʻo.	Like the wind that blows one way and then blows another, so does the mind turn and the thoughts depart.
	[Said of one who makes a promise and then forgets all about it.]
2164	Moʻa nopu ka lā i ke kula o Hoʻolehua.	The sun scorches the plain of Hoʻolehua.
	[Refers to Hoʻolehua, Molokaʻi.]
2183	Mō ke kī lā — make!	Cut is the kī — it is death!
	[Used in riddling contests of old, when persons who failed to guess correctly were often tortured or put to death. A wicked Puna chief once invented a riddle that no one could solve: He kī e, he kī e, mō ke kī — make! (It is the kī, it is the kī, [when it is] cut [there is] death!) The answer? The parts of the body whose names include the word kī, such as kīkala (hip) and kihi poʻohiwi (shoulder). Many people tried and failed to guess the answer and so were put to death. Finally, an old woman took pity on a youthful contestant and secretly told him the solution. In addition she told the youth about an additional kī that the chief himself had forgotten. On the day of his contest, the youth answered the chief’s riddle. Then he challenged the chief with the same riddle. A dispute arose when the chief denied that there were any other body parts with kī. The youth pointed to the chief’s fingernails (mikiʻao) and was declared the winner. The wicked chief was put to death as he had put others to death.]
2187	Moku ka huelo o Kalahumoku lā!	Bitten off was the tail of Kalahumoku!
	[Said when one starts a fight and then gets beaten. Kalahumoku was a supernatural dog from Kahiki who became the friend of ʻAiwohikupua, chief of Kauaʻi. He was taken by the latter to Hawaiʻi to fight the lizard guardian of Paliuli and to destroy ʻAiwohikupua’s sisters, who resided there. The girls had been deserted by the chief when they did not win for him the woman he wanted to wed. The lizard won the battle and the dog returned to his friend with his ears chewed up and part of his tail bitten off.]
2188	Moku ka ihu iā Hio lā!	Bitten off is the nose by Hio!
	[Used by adults to frighten children into staying at home. Hio was an akua (ghost) who wandered about peering into the doors of homes and biting off the noses of those who annoyed him. He escaped when his companions were caught in a fishnet set by the super-natural hero Kamiki at Kuʻunaakeakua (Net-let-down-for-akua), Makalawena, Kona.]
2246	Nā lā ʻae ʻo ia.	The days that were days indeed.
	[The days of youth, prosperity, and strength.]
2247	Nā lā e lana ana ke koko.	The days when the blood circulates freely.
	[Youth.]
2298	Nau nā kuʻi o ka niho o ka lā.	The teeth of the sun gnash.
	[Said of a very warm day in which the heat is almost unbearable.]
2306	Neʻe papa ka helu a ka lā i Punahoa.	The sun continued to scorch at Punahoa.
	[The fight didn’t end quickly.]
2322	Noho i ka hohonu me he iʻa lā.	Remains in deep water, like a fish.
	[Said of one who won’t associate with others.]
2328	Noho nō ke kanaka a ka lā mālie, kau ka ipu hōkeo a ka lawaiʻa, nānā ana i ka ʻōpua.	A person waits for a clear day, sets up the gourd that holds the fishermans paraphernalia, and observes the clouds.
	[To a fisherman, a clear day, his tools, and the signs and omens seen in the clouds are important.]
2330	No Kaʻaluʻalu nō lā hoʻi kūpuna.	Naturally, when the ancestors hailed from Kaʻalualu.
	[A play on ʻalualu (baggy or loose-fitting). Said of any person whose clothes do not fit properly or whose bundles are not secure. Kaʻaluʻalu is a place in Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi.]
2335	No Kalae nō lā hoʻi ke keiki.	The lad is from Kalae after all.
	[A boast: “He is a smart lad.” A play on lae (forehead). Refers to Kalae, Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi.]
2376	ʻO huaʻole ka lā, ʻo nakaka ka lā, ʻo ʻōmilu ka lā, ʻo pōnalo ka lā.	Fruitless is the day, cracked is the day, puny is the day, blighted is the day.
	[Said of a day that brings no luck to the worker.]
2383	ʻO ia lā he koa no ke ʻano ahiahi; ʻo ia nei no ke ʻano kakahiaka.	He is a warrior of the evening hours; but this person here is of the morning hours.
	[That person has had his day and is no longer as active as before; but this person is strong, brave, and ready to show his prowess.]
2387	ʻOi ka niho o ka lā i Kūmanomano.	Sharp are the teeth of the sun at Kūmanomano.
	[A very hot place is Kūmanomano. A play on manomano (much).]
2388	ʻOi kau ka lā, e hana i ola honua.	While the sun yet shines do all you can.
	[While there is earthly life (ola honua), do all you can.]
2398	ʻO ka ʻaui aku nō koe o ka lā.	The sun will soon go down.
	[Said of an aged person.]
2417	ʻO ka lā ko luna, o ka pāhoehoe ko lalo.	The sun above, the smooth lava below.
	[Said of a journey in which the traveler suffers the heat of the sun above and the reflected heat from the lava bed helow.]
2441	ʻO kau aku, ʻo kā ia lā mai, pēlā ka nohona o ka ʻohana.	From you and from him — so lived the family.
	[The farmer gave to the fisherman, the fisherman to the farmer.]
2474	ʻO Kulu ka pō, o Welehu ka malama, he lā iʻa ʻole.	Kulu is the night and Welehu the month; no fish is to be found that day.
	[A play on kulu (drop). Welehu was said to be the month on which to lay the head on the pillow, for the sea was too rough for fishing. Hence an unlucky, unprofitable day.]
2476	ʻO kuʻu wahi ōpū weuweu lā, nou ia.	Let my little clump of grass be yours.
	[A humble way of offering the use of one’s grass house to a friend.]
2510	ʻO Māuli kēia o ka lā pau.	This is Māuli, the last day [of the lunar month].
	[Said when a task is near completion.]
2511	ʻO Muku ka lā, mumuku nā hana.	Muku is the day; incomplete are the tasks.
	[A warning not to begin a project on the day of Muku lest it be unsuccessful.]
2574	Paʻihi ʻoe lā, lilo i ka wai, ʻaʻohe ʻike iho i ka hoa mua.	Well adorned are you, borne along by the water, no longer recognizing former friends.
	[Said of one who grows proud with prosperity and looks down on his friends of less prosperous days. There is a play on wai (water). When doubled — waiwai — it refers to prosperity.]
2639	Piʻi mai nei i ka pali me he ʻaʻama lā.	Climbs the cliff like a black crab.
	[Said of one who goes beyond his limit.]
2653	Pili pono ka lā i Kamananui.	The sun is very close to Kamananui.
	[A play on Ka-mana-nui (The-great-power). When the person in power becomes angry, everyone around him feels uncomfortable, as in the scorching, blistering sun.]
2654	Pili pono ka lā i Papaʻenaʻena.	The sun concentrates its heat at Papaʻenaʻena.
	[Said of the heat of temper. A play on ʻenaena (red-hot).]
2716	Pūhā hewa ka honu i ka lā makani.	The turtle breathes at the wrong moment on a windy day.
	[Said of a person who says the wrong thing at the wrong time and suffers the result.]
2725	Puka ka lā, puka pū me ka hana, i ʻike ʻia ka lālā maloʻo me ka lālā maka.	When day arrives, work time arrives too, for it is then that dry branches can be distinguished from green ones.
2794	Ua ʻike nō kā he hewa ke wikiwiki lā ka waha i ka mihi.	He knows it is wrong so the mouth hastens to repent.
	[Said of one who is caught in wrong-doing and quickly begs pardon to avoid due punishment.]
2855	Ua wela ka lā, ke ʻoni nei kukuna o ka hāʻukeʻuke.	The sun is too warm, for the spikes of the hāʻukeʻuke are moving.
	[Anger is growing, and those near the angry one are moving out of the way. The hauke’uke is a sea urchin.]
2870	Ulu o ka lā.	Growth of the sun.
	[Said of the light of sunrise just as the sun’s rim touches the horizon.]
2890	Uē ʻo Kānepūniu i ka wela a ka lā.	Kānepūniu complains of the heat of the sun.
	[Said when someone complains of the heat. From a chant by Hiʻiaka, who saw Kāne-pūniu (Kāne-of-the-coconut), a supernatural tree at Wai’anae, O’ahu, on a very warm day.]
2924	Wehe ka piko lā, e ka hoahānau.	Undone is the navel string, O kinsman.
	[A family relation is severed. Said by Keopuolani to Kekuaokalani when she attempted to quell a rebellion, meaning that the tie of kinship between the two cousins, Liholiho and Kekuaokalani, was being severed by the latter’s refusal to be reconciled.]

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