Hawaiian Phrase · Spirit
hāʻule lau
Pronunciation: /hah-oo-leh lah-oo/
Meaning
To shed leaves; to recover (from sickness). A metaphorical phrase for returning to health.
Example sentences
Ma hope o kona maʻi nui loa, ua hoʻomaka ʻo ia e hāʻule lau, e ola hou.
After his severe illness, he began to shed leaves (recover), to live again.
E hoʻomanaʻo kāua i ka lei ʻāina lāʻau i hāʻule lau maikaʻi i kēia kau.
Let's remember the forest trees that shed their leaves well this season.
Ua like ke keiki me ka lāʻau i hāʻule lau, akā ua ikaika hou ʻo ia i kēia manawa.
The child was like a tree shedding leaves (weak), but now he is strong again.
About this word
“hāʻule lau” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To shed leaves; to recover (from sickness). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.