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I aku o Aiwohikupua, "No ko punalua keia anu, ua huhu paha ia kaua, nolaila, aahu ae la ia i ke kapa hau ona, nolaila na anu."
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
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Now at this time, when he met his sisters, the prophet and his _punalua_ and their wife (Laielohelohe), Kaonohiokala began to redistribute the land, so he called a fresh council.
The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915
oroboros commented on the word punalua
A large luau involving the marriage between two families - brothers from one family to sisters of the other according to NPR's Says You!.
November 12, 2016