hala.kea
1. vs. Fair, light.
2. n. A yellowish tapa dyed with coconut oil. I hoʻoluʻu halakea ʻia e Ka-pua (chant), tapa dyed by Ka-pua.
1. vs. Fair, light.
2. n. A yellowish tapa dyed with coconut oil. I hoʻoluʻu halakea ʻia e Ka-pua (chant), tapa dyed by Ka-pua.
n. Temporary support or prop in the middle of the house ridgepole.
s. The name of a kapa when dyed with the niu.
2. The name of upright posts inside of houses; o na halakea, oia na kia e ku ana maloko o ka hale.
1. A white tapa.
2. The upright posts within a house to which the laaukea, or cross ties, were fastened.
White pineapple.
Center, upright posts in a Hawaiian house. See pouo- manu. (RA.)
E huli iā “halakea” ma Ulukau.
Search for “halakea” on Ulukau.