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ʻala 1. vs. fragrant, sweet-smelling, perfumed; fragrance, perfume (preceded by ke). fig., esteemed chiefly. PNP kala. 2. n. a variety of taro, said to be pungent-smelling when cooked. Varieties are qualified by the terms ʻeleʻele, keʻokeʻo, ʻōpelu; cf. also ʻalaopuna. |
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| 1. | E pō puni ana ke ʻala o ka hala. | The fragrance of pandanus spreads everywhere and is overpowering. | pō₂ |
| 2. | E pō puni ana ke ʻala o ka hala. | The fragrance of pandanus spreads everywhere and is overpowering. | hala₃ |
| 3. | He ʻala ka nae o ka palai. | The perfume of the palai fern is sweet. | nae₂ |
| 4. | Hele maila nō ke ʻala o ka hala, māpu maila nō me ke onaona o ka maile, nāwele pū maila nō me ka huʻihuʻi o ka lehua. | There comes the fragrance of the pandanus, wafting thither with the soft sweetness of the maile, and with them a trace of the coolness of the lehua. | nāwele |
| 5. | Hui ʻia ke ʻala me ke onaona i lei ʻohu nou, ē Kalani. | Combined are fragrance and sweetness into a lei to adorn you, O Queen. | ʻohu |
| 6. | Ka liko o ka palai i wilia me ke ʻala. | The young fern frond is interwoven with fragrance. | wilia |
| 7. | ka puīa ʻala o ka hanu | the fragrant issue of the breath | puīa |
| 8. | Kāhiko ka nani i Kamaʻe, ke kaupoku lā o ke ʻala. | Beauty adorns Kamaʻe, the greatest fragrance. | kaupoku₁ |
| 9. | Kānaʻe hoʻi ke ʻala o ka pua. | The fragrance of the flower is very sweet,. | kānaʻe₁ |
| 10. | ke ʻala kūpaoa | a strong heady fragrance | ʻala₁ |
| 11. | Ke ʻala o ka lauaʻe, punia ai ka nahele. | The fragrance of | punia₁ |
| 12. | ke ʻala ʻōniu | dizzy fragrance | ʻōniu₁ |
| 13. | ke ʻala punia | a fragrance so strong that it causes dizziness, cf. ʻaʻala | ʻala₁ |
| 14. | Ke māpu nei ke ʻala o ka maile. | The fragrance of the maile floating in the breeze. | māpu |
| 15. | Kēnā akula ʻo Kamehameha i kona poʻe kānaka e ʻimi lāʻau ʻala. | Kamehameha sent his people to look for sandalwood. | kēnā₁ |
| 16. | Kō ʻala anuhea kaʻu i honi aku. | Your cool soft fragrance I inhaled. | anuhea |
| 17. | Kō mai ana ke ʻala o ka pua o ka pīkake. | The fragrance of the jasmine flower is wind-borne. | kō₂ |
| 18. | kopa ʻala | perfumed soap | kopa₂ |
| 19. | Lupelupea i ke ʻala. | Attractive with perfume. | lupelupea |
| 20. | mea ʻala | ointment, perfume | ʻala₁ |
| 21. | Moani ke ʻala o ka ʻawapuhi. | Wind-blown is the ginger perfume. | moani |
| 22. | Niniu Puna pō i ke ʻala. | Puna is dizzy and thick with fragrance. | niniu |
| 23. | Noe ke ʻala o ka lehua. | Misty is the fragrance of the lehua. | noe₁ |
| 24. | ʻO Puna kūpōlua i ke ʻala. | Puna, fragrant with perfume. | kūpōlua |
| 25. | Onaona ke ʻala o ka maile i ka līhau ʻia e ka ua noe | Sweet fragrance of the maile, kept fresh and moist by the misty rain. | līhau₁ |
| 26. | Paia ʻala i ka hala. | Forest bower fragrant with pandanus [also said of grass houses with hīnano bracts stuck in the walls so that all might enjoy the fragrance]. | paia |
| 27. | Paoa ke ʻala o ka naʻenaʻe. | The perfume of the naʻenaʻe is strong. | paoa₁ |
| 28. | pilia i ke ʻala | clinging to the fragrance | pilia |
| 29. | Puna paia ʻala i ka hala. | Puna, its walls fragrant with pandanus [fragrant flowers were placed indoors in house thatching and under mats]. | hala₃ |
| 30. | ʻŪ ke kai o ʻEwa i ke ʻala o ka maile. | The lowlands of ʻEwa exclaim over the perfume of the maile vine. | ʻū₁ |
| 31. | Ua honia wale i ke ʻala o ka maile. | To have inhaled indeed the fragrance of maile. | honia |
| 32. | waianuhea ke ʻala o ka ʻawapuhi | the cool fragrance of ginger | waianuhea |