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maka onaona

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., A sweet, lovely, or tender expression of face or eyes; also said of the eyes of the kole, a fish.

  • Examples:
    • Ā ua lilo ihola ʻoia i mea hoʻomakaleho mau ʻia e nā kaikamahine maka onaona o Kauaʻi, this became something much wanted by the fragrant-eyed girls of Kauaʻi.

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