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1. n., Brown seaweeds (Dictyota 🌐 spp.), regularly divided into narrow segments. They are so bitter that they will taint other seaweeds put with them and can be eaten but little and by some are considered poisonous.

• Related:
  • Medical kahunas used them in small quantities to treat asthma.
  • This name is sometimes qualified by the terms kai and ʻula.
  • Also: maka and false līpoa.
• References:
  • Cf. kūālani.

2. An Oʻahu tree (Pelea sandwicensis or P. oahuensis), with oblong, fragrant leaves (like the mokihana of Kauaʻi), which were used for scenting tapa.

• Related:
  • The bark was used for medicine.
  • Also: other species of Pelea.
• References:
  • PPN alani.

3. An upland moss.

1. n., Name given to the genus of trees and shrubs called Pelea of the family Rutaceae.

2. n., Name of a timber tree used in fitting up canoes.

3. n., The name of a mountain on Lānaʻi.

4. n., English. Orange, the fruit of Citrus aurantium.

5. n., The orange tree.

6. n., Name of a breeze on Lānaʻi, from the name of the mountain. He alani ko Liloa
Kapa ala o na kaha.

7. n., Seamoss of the species of limu. It is bitter, and very similar to the lipoa.

The names of many Hawaiian birds come from their peculiar cries: alani, ʻaʻo, ʻālala, ʻēlepaio, nau, ʻūlili, kioea, and kōlea among others.

Two brown seaweeds (Dictyota acutiloba and D. baratayresii), both very branched. They attach themselves to other algae. Native Hawaiians disliked their bitterness.

One of the largest trees of the genus Pelea. It grows in Oʻahuʻs wet forests. The wood is used for kapa beaters, the leaves for scenting kapa, and the bark for medicine. (NEAL 477.)