ʻolu

Meaning

Cool, refreshing, pleasant, often spiritually comforting; a soothing spiritual presence.

Example sentences

• Hele mai, e ka hoa, e noho ma ʻaneʻi i ʻolu ai kou naʻau.

  Come, friend, sit here so your heart may be calmed/refreshed.

• ʻOlu ka makani ma luna o nā mauna nei, he lā hoʻonanea.

  The wind is cool/refreshing on these mountains, it is a pleasant day for leisure.

• Manaʻo wau i ka ʻolu o koʻu kupuna wahine i ka wā e hoʻomanaʻo ai au iā ia.

  I feel the pleasant/comforting presence of my grandmother when I remember her.

About this word

“ʻolu” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Cool, refreshing, pleasant, often spiritually comforting; a soothing spiritual presence. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.