1. n. A species of surgeonfish (Acanthurus xanthopterus and A. mata), up to 15 and 20 cm in length and brown or dull-gray in color. It resembles the palani in tough skin and strong smell but may be distinguished from the latter by a blue line across the soft part of the fin.
2. Var. spelling of puwalu 1.
vs. Loose, stack; crumpled, crinkled, as ruffles. Cf. ʻalu.
See maka pūalu.
v. Pu, together, and alu, to combine. To work together; to combine in aid of one or of each other; to act in concert; to work like a multitude at one kind of business.
s. Acting in concert, as a great number of people working together; a combination in favor or against.
adv. Unitedly in action; unanimously in opinion; no ka hiki ole paha i na kanaka a pau ke malama pualu aku i ke aupuni.
Unitedly in action; unanimously in opinion: no ka hiki ole paha i na kanaka a pau ke malama pualu aku i ke aupuni.
Co-operation; an acting in concert, as a great number of people working together.
A surgeon-fish (Hepatus guntheri). widely distributed among the islands of the tropical Pacific.
[Pu. together, and alu, to combine.] To work together; to combine in aid of one or of each other; to act in concert; to work like a multitude at one kind of business.
Two surgeonfishes: 1. Yellowfin (Acanthurus xan-thopterus). Grows to slightly more than 2 feet. 2. Ringtail (A. mata). It is difficult to distinguish between the two species.
Ancient flag of the Hawaiians, placed on the triangular canoe sail.
E huli iā “pualu” ma Ulukau.
Search for “pualu” on Ulukau.