Manulele (mă'nu-le'le):
/ mă'nu-le'le /flying bird. Land section, Koolaunoko. Oahu.
flying bird. Land section, Koolaunoko. Oahu.
Variety of sugarcane with dark brown pith. Has opposite buds on medium height stalks. It is yellow-brown with red-brown stripes underlaid with green, changing to buff-brown and maroon on exposed stalks. Lit., flying bird. Kamakea: Leaves have a purplish cast striped with white. Used in sorcery to establish a life-long love. Valuable medicinally. (NEAL 79.)
E huli iā “manulele” ma Ulukau.
Search for “manulele” on Ulukau.