- dark
- Pō'ele, pō'ele'ele, 'ele'ele, pā'ele, uli, uliuli, āuli, hāuli, hāuliuli, lāuli, māuli, pouli, pohohiwa, 'āhiwa, pahiwa, pōuliuli, pō, pōliu, pōlua, kuaweli; māku'e (any dark color); kōkolikoli (of a kukui nut candle); pōpolo hiwa (as pōpolo berries); pano, 'e'elekū, hākuma, mākuma (as clouds);♦ dark brown, māku'e;♦ dark purple, poni māku'e. Also: ulupō, 'elewawā, kono'ele; 'elemoe (as forest); pōnaho, pōkano, pō mano, konouli, 'eleua, lanipō, palapō, kōanoano, ila, pāuli, palauli, lalahiwa, wehi, wehiwa, kūlipo, kūlipolipo, kūniponipo, mālipolipo, 'a'aki, pahiwa, pōlio, pōlolohuamea, 'elekū.See black.♦ Dark-complexioned, 'ili uliuli, 'ili pala uli, 'ili māku'e, 'ili kou, pā'ele; pōpolo (slang).♦ Dark-skinned native, kanaka 'ili maku'e.♦ Until dark, ā pō ka lā.♦ To become dark, hō'ele'ele.♦ Dark-red bark, 'ili maku'aku'a.
English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.