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aole

American  
[ah-oh-ley] / ɑˈoʊ leɪ /
Or 'a'ole

adverb

Hawaiian.
  1. no; not at all.


Etymology

Origin of aole

From Hawaiian ʿaʿole

Example Sentences

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Aka hoi, o ka poe nana na kaikamahine puupaa, aole o lakou oluolu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Mai hoahewa aku i kou mau Luna, aole wau na lakou i hookuu mai kahi paa mai, na kuu akua i lawe mai ia'u mai kuu pilikia mauwale ana, a kuu Haku.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Ina he lawe kou ia'u no ka manawa pokole a pau ae, alaila, ua pau kaua, no ka mea, aole pela ka makemake o ko'u mau makua, alaila, e waiho puupaa ia'u pela.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

Aka, aole i loaa ka hewa o kona mau kaikuahine ma ia hope iho a hiki i ka haalele ana i keia ao.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

I aku o Laieikawai, "Ua makemake no hoi wau, ina hoi aole wau i hoolaaia e ko'u kupunawahine, nolaila, he mea ole ko'u makemake."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith

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