malia
1. Pas/imp. of mali 2. Ua paʻa i ka lino pāwalu i malia i ke aho makaliʻi (chant for Ka-lā-kaua), made fast to an eight-ply line, bound on with fine-meshed string.
2. conj. Perhaps, maybe (usually followed by o or paha). Malia o hele au, maybe I'll go. Malia paha o lohe aku, perhaps [they] will hear. Malia o hāʻule aku, apt to fall.