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1. nvi. An unbroken swell of the sea, drifting in without breaking; to sweep along as the sea.

2. n. Game played with sharp ʻūlei sticks.

v To rise and move along, as the swell of the sea; to pass along standing or rising high, as a high swell of the sea; to rise, as a high surf. See KAHELA and KAHELAHELA.

s The high unbroken swell of the sea as it moves along.

Kuhela (kū'-hē'-la), adj.

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

Moving forward in wavy motion; sweeping along; carrying everything before it: Na nalu kuhela mai waena moana e pahola ana i ke kowa o Alenuihaha, the sweeping billows from mid ocean carrying through Alenuihaha channel.

Kuhela (kū'-hē'-la), n.

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

The high unbroken swell of the sea as it moves along.

Kuhela (kū'-hē'-la), v.

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

To rise and move along, as the swell of the sea; to pass along standing or rising high, as a high swell of the sea; to rise, as a high surf. See kahela and kahelahela.

High, unbroken swell of the sea as it moves along. See kāhela.

E huli iā “kūhela” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kūhela” on Ulukau.

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