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nvi., A frequented and well-known path; to frequent such; to tread or trample, as on a taboo being broken.

• Examples:
  • Alahula Puʻuloa he ala hele na Kaʻahupāhau, everywhere in Pearl Harbor lies the path of Kaʻahupāhau.
  • Ua alahula kēia wahi iaʻu, I am very familiar with this place.
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1. v., To break a certain kapu; ua alahula kahi kapu, ua noa ke kanawai.

2. Alahula Puuloa, he hele na Kaapahau.

3. To make a road through one’s house or farm by constantly passing through it; ua lilo i alanui hele mau ma ia wahi.

1. s., A thoroughfare; a path or place much frequented; ua maa i ka ikeia, ua hele pinepine ia.

2. A road made on a pali on which a stranger cannot go, only traveled by residents.

2. A place where it is necessary to swim past a cliff that intercepts the passage along the beach, as Elelu on Hawaii.

1. n., A thoroughfare; a path or place much frequented: Ua maa i ka ikeia, ua hele pinepine ia.

2. n., A road made on a hill or precipice on which a stranger cannot go, only traveled by residents.

3. n., A place where it is necessary to swim past a cliff that intercepts the passage along the beach, as at Elelu on Hawaii.

1. v., To remove the tabu, as on certain premises or roads.

2. v., To visit or repair too often; to frequent: Alahula Puuloa, he alahele no Kaahupahau.

3. v., To make a road through one's house or farm by constantly passing through it: Ua lilo i alanui hele mau ia wahi.

Road made along a pali (cliff) traveled by residents but forbidden to strangers.