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kula

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Plain, field, open country, pasture.

  • Examples:
    • Kō kula kai, shore dweller.
  • Related:
    • An act of 1884 distinguished dry or kula land from wet or taro land.

2. n., Source; container.

3. n., Basket-like fish trap.

  • Rare

4. nvi., School, academy; to teach school, go to school; to hold school or class sessions.

  • Source:
    • English.
  • Examples:
    • Kula ʻia, to be educated in school, sent to school.
    • Kumu kula, school teacher.
  • Related:
    • Specialized schools are usually kula aʻo, as kula aʻo hana lima, manual training school, school of arts and crafts; kula aʻo hīmeni, singing school; kula aʻo hulahula, dancing school; kula aʻo humuhumu, sewing school; kula aʻo kamana, carpenter's school; kula aʻo kuke, cooking school.
  • References:

5. Also gula. nvs., Gold; golden.

  • Source:
    • English.

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kula

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao (2003+),

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kula

/ KU-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

1. s., The country in rear of the sea shore; the open country back from the sea. LIT. The name of the region of a mountain near its base, next below the pahee; it is a region where houses may be built and people live. It extends to the region called kahakai, or sea shore.

2. Any open uncultivated land. Kin. 3:1.

3. A field for cultivation. Nah. 16:14.

4. Uncultivated land in the neighborhood of a city, i. e., suburbs. Nah. 35:3, 4.

5. A field; a pasture.

6. A place in a tree or trees where for the sake of flowers, perhaps, birds assemble and sit; he kula manu paha keia e walaau nei.

7. The name of the ancient god who could overleap fences and mountains, perch on straws, converse with all the other gods, &c., &c.

8. The name of a species of fish caught in a basket; hinai kula.

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kula

/ KU-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

v., To be in, or to have perpetual solitude, as to live in uncultivated and uninhabited places; e paa mai ka meha o ka la, e uhi mai ka malu.

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kula

/ KU-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s., Eng. A school; a place of instruction; ua kukulu ia keia kula i wahi e imi ai i ka naauao.

2. Kula is often written incorrectly for gula, gold.

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kula

/ KU-LA / Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

adj., Eng. for gula. Golden; made of gold.

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kula

/ kū'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

adj., [Modern] Golden; made of gold.

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kula

/ kū'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. n., The country in the rear of the sea shore; the open country back from the sea. Literally, The name of the region of a mountain near its base, next below the pahee; it is a region where people may live and houses may be built. It extends to the region called kahakai, or sea shore.

2. n., Any open uncultivated land.

3. n., A field for cultivation.

4. n., Uncultivated land in the neighborhood of a city, i. e., suburbs.

5. n., A field; a pasture.

6. n., Upland in distinction from wet or meadow land.

7. n., Place for landing from deep water; spot where a canoe or a swimmer touches bottom.

8. n., Place where birds gather in crowds.

9. n., Name of an ancient god who could overleap fences and mountains, perch on straws and converse with other gods.

10. n., A basket-like fish trap.

11. n., [English] A school; a place of instruction: ua kukulu ia keia kula i wahi e imi ai i ka naauao.

12. n., [Modern] Gold.

13. n., Name in common of ornaments made of gold.

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kula

/ kū'-la / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. v., To be in, or to have perpetual solitude, as to live in uncultivated and uninhabited places: e paa mai ka meha o ka la, e uhi mai ka malu.

2. v., To teach; to impart instruction.

3. v., To learn.

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Kula

/ ku'-lă / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

dry upland. Land section, Puna, Hawaii.

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Kula

iʻoa ｜ proper noun Wahi ｜ Location, Place Names of Hawaiʻi (1974),
  1. Land section, Makuʻu qd., Hawaiʻi.
  2. Elementary school, sanatorium, land area, forest reserve, and former district, Kilohana qd., Maui.
  • Literally, plain.
  • References:
    • For a saying, see Appendix 8.1.

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kula

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Open country, plain, field, pasture; land area at the base of a mountain; an area for houses and people. Opposed to wet land such as taro land. (DK.)

kula

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Gold.

kula

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

gold.

kula

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

dry land; field; open land.

kula

Haw to Eng, Land Terms (1995),

1. Dry. McBryde Sugar Co. v. Robinson, 55 Haw. 260, 272 (1973). 2. Dry land. Palolo Land and Improvement Co., Ltd. v. Territory of Hawaii, 18 Haw. 30, 31 (1906); Peters v. Kupihea, 39 Haw 327, 329 (1952); State v. Hawaiian Dredging Co., 48 Haw. 152, 162 (1964). 3. Upland. State v. Midkiff, 49 Haw. 456, 469 (1966). 4. Land having no water rights. Kalamakee v. Wharton, 16 Haw. 228, 230 (1904). 5. Dry open land; grass land. 6. Plains; place suitable for habitation; open country, grass land (T). 7. Open country, below the pahee and ilima regions (SMK). 8. Area below the pahu region (SAM). 9. Area below the paheʻe region (DM). 10. Open field (HRH). 11. Plain, field, open country, pasture. An act of 1884 distinguished dry or kula land from wet or taro land (PE). 12. Dry, open, uncultivated land; a field for cultivation (AP). 13. The country in the rear of the sea shore, the open country back from the sea; the name of the region of a mountain near its base, next below the paheʻe; any open uncultivated land; a field for cultivation; a field, a pasture; upland in distinction from wet or meadow land (AP).

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