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ʻōkala

/ ʻō.kala / Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. nvi., Goose flesh, creepy or shuddery sensation; to bristle, stand up, as hair.

2. vs., Rough, coarse, as cloth, shark skin.

3. See leho ʻōkala.

4. Same as ʻōkole #2, a sea creature.

5. n., A rather small red seaweed (Galaxaura rugosa), regularly and densely branching, the branches hollow and marked with rings; not edible.

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    • Also: pākalakala (Galaxaura spp.)

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ʻōkala

Māmaka Kaiao Haw to Eng,

kikino Sea anemone. Dic. Also ʻōkole.

ʻŌkala

Place Names of Hawaiʻi Wahi ｜ Location,

Islet (2.15 acres, 400 feet elevation) off Wai-kolu, Molokaʻi. Lit., bristling.

ʻŌkala

Hawaiʻi Place Names Wahi ｜ Location,

Island (2.15 acres, 400 feet high), Waikolu, Molokaʻi. Part of the Hawaiʻi State Seabird Sanctuary. One of two sea stacks on the east side of Kalaupapa Peninsula. Lit., bristling.

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