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ʻōkala

/ ʻō.kala / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

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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kikino, Sea anemone.

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ʻŌkala

WahiLocation, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),

Islet (2.15 acres, 400 feet elevation) off Waikolu, Molokaʻi.

  • Literally, bristling.

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ʻŌkala

WahiLocation, Hawaiʻi Place Names (2002),

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.

  • Literally, bristling.

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Shellfish (Cypraea granulata), a cowry. Lit., rough cowry. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and prized in collections. Also called leho ʻōkala. (EAK 193.)

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