n.
1. Flap, as of a loincloth or sarong; tail of a kite. Lawaiʻa pola malo (Malo 211), fisherman who tucks away his fishing tackle in the flap of his malo. Kani ka pola o ka malo, the flap of the loincloth snaps [of speed in running]. (PPN pola.)
2. Platform or high seat between the canoes of a double canoe. (PH XI.)
3. Blossoms and sheath of a banana.
4. Rare. var. of kākala, spines on fish.
5. Also bola Bowl, cup, mug (preceded by ke). Eng.
s. The edge or end of a kapa, as a pa-u for instance which is tucked in from above, and hangs down after being tucked in.
2. An end of a kapa which hangs over the back.
3. The hanging down of the blossom of the maia or banana.
4. The lower end of a bunch of bananas; o na eka malalo.
5. The high seat between the canoes of a double-canoe. Laieik. 112.
6. The Hawaiian pronunciation of the English word bowl; a cup. See BOLA.
1. The edge or end of a tapa, as a pa-u which is tucked in from above, and hangs down after being tucked in. An end of a tapa which hangs over the back.
2. The hanging down of the blossom of the maia or banana.
3. The lower end of a bunch of bananas; o na eka malalo.
4. The high seat between the canoes of a double-canoe. Laieik. p. 112.
5. [Hawaiian pronunciation of the English word bowl.] A cup. Also called bola.
E huli iā “pola” ma Ulukau.
Search for “pola” on Ulukau.