vs. Completely full and ready to overflow; rippling. Cf. ʻale. Ua hāʻale ka wai i ka lau o ke pili, the stream rose up to the very pili grass. Haʻale i ka wai a ka manu, rippling in the water of birds [an attractive person likened to rippling waters that attracts birds].
v. Contraction for haa, causative, and ale, a wave or swell of water.
1. To cause to be full; to swell up, as water.
2. To be deep; to overflow; to rise high; haale ka wai, the water rises.
[Ale, a swell of water].
1. To be completely full, ready to overflow.
2. To rise as water rises.
E huli iā “hāʻale” ma Ulukau.
Search for “hāʻale” on Ulukau.