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I ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana o ka Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, makemake ka Papahana Kūloaʻa e kaʻana like i kekahi huaʻōlelo Hawaiʻi a me kekahi ʻōlelo noʻeau o ka pule.
(In celebration of Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, the Kūloaʻa Project would like to share a Hawaiian word and proverb of the week.)

Ka huaʻōlelo o kēia pule: Wāwae
1. nvs. Leg, foot, paw; upper leg of a crab; foot of a rainbow; trousers (rare); afoot, on foot; to walk.

Ka ʻŌlelo Noʻeau o kēia pule: He ʻehu wāwae no kalani. A trace of the heavenly one’s footsteps. – #577
The rain, the rainbow, and other signs seen when a chief is aboard are tokens of their recognition by the gods.