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kai ʻōlena

/ kai ʻō.lena / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Water of purification composed of sea water or water with salt and ʻōlena (turmeric root); to purify thus.

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Sea water or salt water colored yellow with the ʻōlena root, used for purifying purposes after a burial and to remove a kapu. This ceremony is called pī kai ʻōlena.

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