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koali, kowali

Pukui-Elbert Haw to Eng,

1. n. Some kinds of morning-glory (Ipomoea spp.). The vines were used for swings and nets (kōkō). (Neal 703–9.)

2. nvi. Swing; to swing, twirl about, twine. Lele koali, to jump rope, to ride in a swing.

3. n. A variety of sweet potato.

4. See puhi koali.

koali

Māmaka Kaiao Haw to Eng,

lelepinao kik Trapeze. Dic., ext. mng. See lelepinao.

koali

/ KO-A-LI / Andrews Haw to Eng,

s., The plant convolvulus; he mea hihi kolo.

koali

/ KO-A-LI / Andrews Haw to Eng,

v., See koai. To creep around; to twine about, as a vine; to run and grow thickly together, as the convolvulus.

Koali (kō'-ā'-li), n.

/ kō'-ā'-li / Parker Haw to Eng,

The plant convolvulus (Ipomoea tuberculata), he mea hihi kolo; a stout glabrous twiner with a tuberous root; also known as koali ai. The roots were used as a cathartic.

Koali (kō'-ā'-li), v.

/ kō'-ā'-li / Parker Haw to Eng,

To creep around; to twine about, as a vine; to run and grow thickly together, as the convolvulus. See koai.

Koali (ko-ā'li):

/ ko-ā'li / Parker Haw to Eng,

the convolvulus (Ipomoea sp.). Land section, Hana, Maui.

Koali

Place Names of Hawaiʻi Wahi ｜ Location,

Land section, gulch, and village, Hāna qd., Maui. Place, lower St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, probably named for a morning glory. (TM.)

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