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ʻŌlelo Noʻeau - Concordance

mālie

mālie
1. v. To be calm; to be quiet; to be still as to noise; to cease an agitation; to be calm, as the sea after a storm. Hoo. To make quite; to still; to hush up.
2. adj. Quiet; calm; still; gentle.
3. adj. Quietly; calmly; gently.
4. vs. calm, quiet, serene, pacific, still, silent, tranquil, gentle, gradual; calmly, slowly, softly, quietly.
5. placename. place, Kaimukī, Honolulu. lit.: calm.

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129ʻAʻohe ʻauwaʻa paʻa i ka hālau i ka mālie.No canoes remain in the sheds in calm weather.
 [Everybody goes fishing in good weather. Also used when people turn out in great numbers to share in work or play.]
267E ʻau mālie i ke kai pāpaʻu, o pakī ka wai a pula ka maka.Swim quietly in shallow water lest it splash into the eyes.
 [A cautioning to go carefully where one isn’t sure of conditions.]
391Haʻa ka wai o Kemamo i ka mālie.The water of Kemamo dances in calm weather.
 [Said humorously of the swish of ladies’ dresses as they walk along.]
991Hiki mai ka mālie, a hiki mai nō ka ʻino.Good weather comes and bad weather comes, too.
 [Weather changes.]
1019Hōʻale i ka wai ua lana mālie.Stirring up still waters.
 [Said of one who stirs up controversies.]
1248I ʻo Nana hoʻokau ka mālie.When Nana arrives, calm weather finds a place.
 [Good weather comes in the month of Nana.]
1287Kaha 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.]
1288Kaha ka ʻio i ka mālie.The ʻio bird poises in the calm.
 [Said in admiration of a handsome person. An ʻio dips gracefully as it flies, with wings that flap slowly.]
1416Kakaʻi ka puapuaʻa i ka mālie, he ʻino.When the piglets follow one after the other in the calm, it is a sign of bad weather.
 [When the clouds called ao puapuaʻa or puaʻa, “pig” clouds, follow one after the other on the mountaintops in calm weather, bad weather is to be expected.]
1959Lawelawe mālie ka Waiʻopua.The Waiōpua breeze handles gently.
 [Said of one whose ways are gentle and easygoing or of one who is very careful in handling anything.]
1964Leʻa kaena a ka lawaiʻa, ua mālie.The fisherman enjoys bragging when the weather is calm.
 [A person who enjoys peace and comfort can very well boast of his luck.]
1966Leʻa kūlou a ka lawaiʻa, ua mālie.The fisherman enjoys bending over in his work when all is calm.
 [When the sea is calm and no gales blow, the fisherman can enjoy fishing.]
1979Lele ka ʻiwa mālie kai koʻo.When the ʻiwa bird flies [out to sea] the rough sea will be calm.
2050Mai hōʻaleʻale i ka wai i lana mālie.Do not stir up water that is still.
 [Do not stir up contention when all is peaceful.]
2053Mai hoʻoni i ka wai lana mālie.Do not disturb the water that is tranquil.
 [Let the peaceful enjoy their peace.]
2060Maikaʻi Kauaʻi, hemolele i ka mālie.Beautiful Kauaʻi, peaceful in the calm.
 [Line from a chant.]
2147Mauna Kea, kuahiwi kū haʻo i ka mālie.Mauna Kea, standing alone in the calm.
2328Noho 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.]
2498ʻŌlelo ke kupa o ka ʻāina ua mālie; ua au koaʻe.The natives of the land declare that the weather is calm when the tropic bird travels afar.
2645Pili aloha ʻo Kona, hoʻoipo i ka mālie.Love remains close to Kona, who woos the calm.
 [Kona is a land beloved for its calm and pleasant weather.]
2778Ua hala ka hoʻoilo, ua mālie.Winter is gone; all is calm.
 [Trouble is gone; peace now abides.]
2779Ua hala ka ʻino, ua kau ka mālie.The storm has passed; calmness is here.
2825Ua mālie, ke au nei koaʻe.The weather is clear, the koaʻe are leisurely flying.

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