Hoʻoleilana

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Hoʻoleilana

  1. Alternative form of Ho'oleilana

English

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Hoʻoleilana

  1. Alternative form of Ho'oleilana

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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Blend of hoʻolei +‎ lana. From English Ho'oleilana, from Hawaiian hoʻoleilei ka lana (sent sounds of awakening), from the Hawaiian Kumulipo creation chant: Ho'oleilei ka lana a ka Po uliuli. Literally, From deep darkness came murmurs of awakening

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Hoʻoleilana

  1. (astronomy, cosmology) Ho'oleilana: A baryon acoustic oscillation, a cosmic structure in Local Universe