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poʻolā

/ poʻo.lā / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

1. n., Stevedore. Literally, sun head.

2. n., The few Hawaiian varieties of small native trees (Claoxylon sandwicense), in the euphorbia family, with soft wood, large oblong, toothed leaves, small clustered flowers, the fruit a three-parted capsule. (Neal 499.)

3. See ʻamaʻama #1, laukea #1.

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PO-O-LA

Haw to Eng, Andrews (1865),

s Name of a species of fish.

2. The name of a tree.

Poola (po'o-lā'), n.

/ po'o-lā' / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. The young of the mullet.

2. A stevedore; longshoreman. (Said to be so called because he works with his head (poo) bare to the sun (la).

pōʻola

Haw to Eng, Kent (1986),

Small tree of soft wood (Claoxylon sandwicense). Grows from 18 to 20 feet, with pale, spreading branches. It is fairly common in the lava fields of Haleakalā, Maui, and Puʻuwaʻawaʻa, Hawaiʻi. There are two native species in Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 499.)

po‘ola’

Haw to Eng, Judd/Pukui/Stokes (1943),

stevedore.

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