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  • Ia manawa, alawa pono ae la na maka o Laielohelohe iluna, me ka olelo ae, "Ina he kane oe ka mea nana keia makana, a me keia hano e kani nei, alaila, na'u oe, ina he wahine oe, alaila i aikane oe na'u."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A lohe o Kaonohiokala, aia mai la mai kona hiamoe ana, alawa ae la kela ia Laukieleula, e hea aku i na kiai o ka malu.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ia lele ana a kiekie laua nei, i alawa ae ka hana aia maluna pono o laua _kea_ luna e poi iho ana ia laua nei, a no ko laua nei mama loa o ka lele ana ma ko laua ano kino manu, ua pakele laua.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A no ka ninau a ke Alii wahine, au aku la laua, ia manawa a laua e au ana, hai aku la o Halaaniani i kana olelo imua o ke Alii wahine, "Ma keia au ana a kaua, mai alawa oe i hope, imua no na maka, aia no ia'u kulana nalu, alaila hai aku au ia oe."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • At the Muharram they tie a red thread on their necks and dance round the _alawa_, a small hole in which fire is kindled in front of the _tasias_ or tombs of Hussain.

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

  • Her bande ko jindgai main pyar ke alawa aur bhi bahut se kaam hain

    - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community 2009

  • a i ka haki maikai ana o ka nalu, i alawa ae ka hana o Laieikawai, aole

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

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