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I-HO-LE-NA

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. A species of banana which were permitted to be eaten under the kapu system; eia na maia a Papa e ai ai, o ka popolu, o ka iholena.

Iholena (ĭ'-hŏ-lĕ'-nă), n.

/ ĭ'-hŏ-lĕ'-nă / Haw to Eng, Parker,

A variety of the banana (Musa sapientum), having light green leaves and stems of light green with black streaks: formerly permitted to be eaten under the tabu system: Eia na maia a Papa e ai ai, o ka popoulu, o ka iholena.

Iholena

Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi,

Street and place, lower ʻĀlewa Heights, Honolulu, named for a kind of banana.

E huli iā “iholena” ma Ulukau.

Search for “iholena” on Ulukau.

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