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1. s., Art. ke. An earthquake. 1 Nal. 19:11. He haalulu honua.

2. A piece of pumice-stone, used in polishing canoes.

1. n., An earthquake; he haalulu honua.

2. n., A light porous stone used in polishing canoes and in scraping off the hair of pig or dog, preparatory to baking in the imu or oven. Syn: Hapou.

I. oia ka haalulu ana o ka honua; he pinepine ia ma na aina pele, a ikeia hoi ma na aina a pau. O ke ahi iloko o ka honua ke kumu o na olai. Hoike mai ka Baibala i kekahi mau olai, Nah. 16; 1 Nalii 19:11, 12. Hiki mai no kekahi i ka makahiki he iwakaluakumamahiku o Uzia ke alii o Iuda, a ua oleloia ma Am. 1:1; Zek. 14:5. He olai kupanaha no i ka wa e make ai o ka Haku, Mat. 27:51. He pinepine no na olai ma Palesetine. Aia ma ka aina o Galilaia kekahi olai, A. D. 1837. Ua hoohiolaia kekahi hapakolu o Tiberia, a he mau tausani kanaka i make malaila, a ma na aina kokoke. Ua hoike e mai ia, o ka olai no kekahi pilikia i ka wa e lukuia'i o Ierusalema, Mat. 24:7; a ua hookoia ia wanana. He wahi olelo nane no ka olai, a he mea e akaka ai ko ke Akua mana a me kona huhu, Hal. 18:7; 104:32; a he hoailona hoi ia o ka popilikia o ka aina, Mat. 24:7, 29; Hoik. 16:18, 19.