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1. n.v. Not, without, lacking; to deny; zero, nothing, nought, negative; nothingness, nobody; im-, in-, un-.

• Examples:
  • Maikaʻi ʻole, not good; bad.
  • Paʻa ka ʻole i ka waha, holds “no” in the mouth.
  • Na wai e ʻole ka hoʻohihi i ka nani o Leahi? Who can help taking a fancy to the beauty of Diamond Head? ʻAʻohe āna hana, hana ʻole, there is no work he won't do.
  • E ʻole nō ʻoe, if it weren't for you; [sarcastically] you think you are indispensable!
  • Na wai ʻole nō ka nele i ka ua mea o ka piliwaiwai? Who could help being poor with so much gambling?
  • ʻAʻole e ʻole, undoubtedly, of course.
  • Eia aʻe ʻo ʻole wale mā, here come Mr. and Mrs. Nobody [insulting].
  • ʻAʻole e ʻole kona hele i kēia lā, there's no doubt of his going today.
  • He ʻole manawa ʻino (FS 245), don't be cruel.
• Related:
  • ʻOle wale, useless.
  • hōʻole Caus/sim.; To deny, refuse, reject, veto, contradict, prohibit, protest, nullify, disclaim, renounce, repudiate; refusal, denial, negative.
    • Hōʻole loa, to deny or refuse absolutely.
    • Hōʻole ʻino, to spurn.
    • Hōʻole Akua, to deny the existence of God; atheist.
    • Hōʻole lama, temperate; teetotaler.
    • Hōʻole wai ʻona, prohibition of intoxicants.
    • Hōʻole Pope, Protestant; literally, deny Pope.
    • Hōʻole pule, to deny authority to act as a priest.
    • Hōʻole ʻana, waiver.
• References:
  • Cf. ʻaʻole, mea ʻole, ʻole loa.
  • PEP kole .

2. (Cap.) For nights of the moon beginning with ʻOle see below and Malo 31, 32, 35. Collectively these nights were called nā ʻOle; they were considered unlucky for fishing, planting, or beginning any important activity because ʻole also means nothing.

• Examples:
  • Eia kākou i nā ʻOle, here we are at the ʻOle nights [a time of poor luck].
• References:
  • PEP Kolekole .