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1. n., Path, road, trail.

• Examples:
  • Ala iki, narrow or small path.
  • Ala i hiki ai, access, approach.
  • Ala hoʻi ʻole mai, a pathway on which there is no returning [death].
  • Ala a ka manu, a bird's trail [a life difficult to emulate].
  • Ala iki a kāhuna, the small path of priests [a difficult way of life].
• References:
  • Cf. alaloa, alanui, alawai.
  • PPN hala .

2. vi., To waken, stay awake; awake.

• Related:
  • hoʻāla, hoʻoala Caus/sim.; To awaken someone.
    • Mele hoʻāla, a chant intended to awaken a sleeper.
• References:
  • PPN ʻara .

3. vi., To rise up, arise, get up, come forward.

• Related:
  • Ala kūʻē, to rise in revolt.
  • hoʻāla Caus/sim.; To arouse, stir up, incite, renew, restore, revive, raise; to restore, as a building; summons.
    • Hoʻāla i ke kumuhana, to bring up a subject.
    • Hoʻāla i ke kiko, cock a gun.
    • Ā na lākou nohoʻi kēia hoʻāla iaʻu (GP 10), this summon to me was from them.
    • Ke hoʻāla mai nei ʻoia i koʻu ʻuhane (Hal. 23.3), he restoreth my soul.
    • Hoʻāla kuahu, a chant said at the construction of a hula altar (kuahu hula), calling on the gods, especially Laka, to possess the altar.
• References:
  • Cf. ala hou.

4. Variant of ale #1.

• Rare
• Examples:
  • Ua ala ka iʻa i ka makau, the fish takes the hook whole.
• References:
  • Cf. alaō, alapoho.

5. demonstrative, There (same as the more frequent lā and -la).

• Examples:
  • Ua kanaka ala, the person there.
• References:
  • Cf. e lākou ala, e lauala, e (verb) ala, Gram. 7.4, 8.2.
  • PEP ala .