pola (“flap of a sarong”) + lau (“leaf, sheet, net”) + ahi (“fire”).
polalauahi
- (stative) to be voggy: polluted by the presence of volcanic smoke and ash (i.e. in the air)
polalauahi
- vog
- Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “polalauahi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press