vi. To rest on, as the moon on the surface of the sea; to sink into, penetrate. Cf. ili, to land. Kēlā kaha kūpā koili a ka lā i ke kula, that place where the sun beats down on the plain. Mokumokuāhua loko, kupākupā koili i ka ʻino, heart torn with grief, penetrating, heart-rending tragedy.
v. To set; to go down, as the moon; to set (apparently), as the moon on the surface of the sea when going down; ke kau ana o ka mahina maluna o ka ili o ke kai i ka manawa e napoo aku ai.
[Ko, to draw, and ili, a descent. Literally to draw down.]
1. To set; to go down, as the moon; to set, as the moon on the surface of the sea: ke kau ana o ka mahina maluna o ka ili o ke kai i ka manawa e napoo aku ai, the resting of the moon on the surface of the sea when going down.
2. To sink out of sight; to pass beyond one's vision.
To set, go down, as the moon, seemingly, on the surface of the sea.
E huli iā “koili” ma Ulukau.
Search for “koili” on Ulukau.