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Fables in the Aesop sense do not exist in Hawaiian. A possible definition of fable in Hawaiian is moʻolelo pōkole e hōʻike i ke ʻano o ka noho pono ʻana (lit., short story showing how to live righteously).

h. he olelo nane.

‘ōle’lŏ na’ně.

n. Olelo nane; c hoike ana no kekahi kumu oiaio.

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