1. nvs. Glowing, burning; full of hate, fury, anger. Fig. term for the despised kauā, outcasts. Nā pōhaku makawela o Kī-lau-ea, the burning lava rocks of Kī-lau-ea. ʻŌlelo makawela, words of hatred. hoʻo.maka.wela To treat like a kauā makawela.
2. n. Type of stone from which weights for cowry octopus lures were made.
3. Same as wela 3. Hele e kanu i ka makawela, went to plant the land cleared by burning.
Kā makawela. To slash and burn, a method of land cultivation.
iʻoa, Miaplacidus, a star in the constellation Carina.
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s. Epithet of a servant marked in the forehead; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.
2. Name of a species of soft porous stone.
A bond servant; ina i hoailonaia ke kauwa ma ka lae, ua kapaia he kauwa makawela.
Servant marked on the forehead. This term is applied to the kauwā, outcast or despised.
Soft, porous stone out of which sinkers for cowry octopus lures were made.
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