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vs. Soft-shelled, as of a crab (pāpaʻi) or lobster (ula).

nvs., Cool, refreshing; soft, supple, flexible, pliant, elastic, slack, springy; pleasant, comfortable, at ease; polite, kind, courteous; coolness; softness, grace, slackness; comfort, amenities; courtesy, kindness.

  • Examples:
    • Ka ʻolu o ka noho ʻana (Kep. 97), the amenities of life.
    • ʻOlu kona kino i ka hula, her body is supple in the hula.
  • References:

v. To feel comfortably; to be agreeable; to have the sensation of satisfaction.

2. To please; to be pleased; to regard with favor.

3. To be cool, as with a salubrious breeze; olu ka wai ke luu aku; olu ka makani ke pa mai koaniani; olu Lahainaluna i ka makani maaa.

s. The vibrations or springing motion of the rafters of a house made by the wind. See UPAIPAI.

2. An arch; a bending of timber in a house; a bending or yielding without breaking.

3. The squirming contortions of a worm on a fish-hook. See HOLU, PIO, &c.

adj. Cool; refreshing. Lunk. 5:28. Comfortable; easy; pleasant to the sight; benign; contented.

2. Clear; pleasant, as the voice; o ka olu o ka leo ka mea i akaka ai kona manao, the clearness of the voice makes clear the thought.

3. Limber, so as to bend in all directions without breaking. See OLU, s.

s. A cool breeze; he koaniani.

2. Coolness; a refreshing sensation.

adj. Epithet of certain kinds of fish or shells; as, ka papai olu; ka ulu olu; he wahi leho olu.

Certain kinds of fish or shells; ka papai olu; ka ulu olu; he wahi papai olu.

1. To feel well disposed; to be agreeable; to have the sensation of satisfaction.

2. To be pleased; to regard with favor.

3. To be cool, as with a salubrious breeze: olu ka wai ke luu aku; olu ka makani ke pa mai koaniani; olu Lahainaluna i ka makani maaa.

1. The vibrations or springing motion of the rafters of a house made by the wind. Syn: Upaipai.

2. An arch; a bending of timber in a house; a bending or yielding without breaking.

3. Softness; suppleness.

4. Coolness in the atmosphere.

5. A sensation of comfort.

6. Sensual pleasure.

7. A being relieved.

1. Cool; refreshing. Lunk. 5:28 Comfortable; easy; pleasant to the sight; benign; contented.

2. Clear; pleasant, as the voice: O ka olu o ka leo ka mea i akaka ai kona manao, the clearness of the voice makes clear the thought.

3. Limber, so as to bend in all directions without breaking.

4. Tender, as fish or meat.

Street, Ka-imu-kī, Honolulu. (TM.) Lit., cool.

To be cool, as with a salubrious breeze; a cool breeze, kōaniani.

supple, flexible; elastic.

, v. to regard with

, s. the vibration or springing motion of the rafters of a house made by the weind. See upaipai

, adj. cool, refreshing, comfortable, easy, pleasant to the sight, benign contented

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