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ʻōlaʻo

/ ʻō.laʻo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

vt., To weed and work the soil, to hoe; to gather, as ʻopihi shells; to extract.

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v. To hoe up weeds, as in a garden; to hoe up weeds and hill up the earth around vegetables. SYN. with oheu.

Olao (o-la'o), v.

/ o-la'o / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. To hoe up weeds, as in a garden; to hoe and hill up the earth around vegetables. Syn: Oheu.

2. To draw out or extract from.

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