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nvs., Lacking, destitute, deprived, needy, wanting, deficient, without; to need; deficit (sometimes followed by a negative without change of meaning: nele nā kānaka i ke kumu ʻole, the people lack a teacher [literally, the people are lacking because no teacher]).

• Examples:
  • He nele ʻāina auaneʻi kākou, e nānā aku ai i kāna, so we'll be lacking land and have to pay attention to what he says [sarcastic].
• Related:
  • hoʻonele Caus/sim.; To deprive, make destitute; to deny, impeach.
    • Ka hoʻonele i ke kanaka i kekahi mau pono, the forfeiture by the individual of some rights.
    • Hoʻonele ʻia lāua i ka ʻai (Nak. 102), they lacked food.
• References:
  • Cf. hakanele, kā #1, and ex., goose.
  • PEP ngele.

Kōkua nele. Welfare, i.e. public financial assistance for needy persons.

v. To lack; to be without; to be destitute of.

2. To be in want; to be poor. Kanl. 8:9. To be deprived of; to need or want a thing.

3. To be bereaved; to be deprived of. Kin. 43:14.

4. Hoo. To separate or deprive one of his privileges or enjoyments; to suffer loss.

5. To be without, i. e., to be destitute of. Oihk. 2:13. NOTE.—Nele has this peculiarity: it is followed by the name of the thing wanted, and this name is again followed by ole, no, not; as, nele na kanaka o Honolulu i ke kumu ole, the people of Honolulu are without a teacher. The ole in our idiom would be superfluous, but the Hawaiian requires it.

s. Want; destitution; bereavement; need. 1 Ioan. 3:17; Kanl. 15:8. See HEMAHEMA.

adj. Destitute; deprived of; empty. Kanl. 32:28.

adv. Destitutely; being without.

Destitute; deprived of; empty; without sustenance.

Destitutely; being without.

Want; destitution; bereavement; need. Syn: Hemahema.

1. To lack; to be without; to be destitute of.

2. To be in want; to be poor. To be deprived of; to need or want a thing.

3. To be bereaved; to be deprived of. (Nele is followed by the name of the thing wanted. and this name is again followed by ole, no, not: Nele na kanaka o Honolulu i ke kumu ole, the people of Honolulu are without a teacher. The ole in our idiom would be superfluous, but the Hawaiian requires it.)

want: destitute, deficient.