Oli

nvt., Chant that was not danced to, especially with prolonged phrases chanted in one breath, often with a trill (ʻiʻi) at the end of each phrase; to chant thus.   nvs., Joy, happiness, pleasure; happy, joyful, gay. v. To chant or sing. Ke oli, the chant. Mea oli,  E oli i ka oli, to sing a song Hoo oli. To cause joy; exultation, &c. Also olioli.

• Related:

  • Waiʻoli (place name), happy water.

  • hōʻoli Caus/sim.; To give joy, make happy. chanter.

mele

1. nvt., Song, anthem, or chant of any kind; poem, poetry; to sing, chant (preceded by both ke and ka). hoʻomele Caus/sim.; To cause to sing or chant. v. To chant; to cantillate; to sing singly. To sing with joy; to sing and dance.

hanu

1s. The breath; the power of breathing. Oih. 17:25. The natural breath. 2v. See HANO. To breathe; to emit air from the lungs. Laieik. 104. 3. To beat; to throb, as the pulse. 4. To act with energy. 5. To be so exceedingly angry that one cannot stand still, that he runs one way then another, ranting. scolding and threatening all that come in his way. 6. Hoo. To breathe furiously or angrily. Puk. 15:8.  7. nvt. To breathe, smell, sniff, inhale; breath, respiration, transpiration, last breath of life;  8.adj. Na mea hanu, the breathing things, i. e., people.    9 Living; na mea hanu, the living things.  10.To hunt or search for by means of the sense of smell.

Hakalau

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hiʻo lani

hiʻo.lani vi. To sleep, lie at ease, lounge, relax (this word sometimes replaces moe in poetry because moe suggests the sleep of death). Ua kau ke keha i ka uluna, ua hiʻolani i ka moena (UL 130), the head rests on the pillow, stretching out on the mat [relax after work is done].