vs.
1. Swollen.
2. Protected by taboo, so named for ʻŌpele, the patron of the fish ʻamaʻama, who lived near Kolekole Pass, Wai-ʻanae, and who called ʻamaʻama by prayer to certain places where they would be protected from fishermen by taboo for several months. Rare.
v. To rest securely or quietly in a place; noa ke akua kapu ka opele.
Name of Opele's tabu. Opele, a famous wizard who lived near Kolekole Pass, Waianae, was the makua or father or patron of all the amaama in the sea. When he proclaimed the tabu. which lasted three or four months, he called the fishes by a prayer to come to certain appointed places where they rested till the tabu was removed.)
To be released from the liability of a tabu and rest in security.
E huli iā “ʻōpele” ma Ulukau.
Search for “ʻōpele” on Ulukau.