naele
1. n. Rock crevice, as in the sea; full of holes, chinks. Ka ula noho i ka naele (FS 49), the lobster living in the crevices.
2. vs. Stretched out of shape; yielding, soft, miry, spongy; misshapen; swamp, mire, bog; to stretch. hoʻo.naele Caus/sim.; to soften, as earth for planting.