maile
a vine, Alyxia olivaeformis, of Hawaii, having small yellowish flowers and fragrant foliage: a traditional lei plant of Hawaii.
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Update: maile Molin appeared at Women in the World Texas in San Antonio on October 22, 2014.
At this point in my life, the person I turn to for nuts and bolts help is maile Malloy.
In the arch of each window hung a wreath of maile, a pretty green vine.
Scenes in the Hawaiian Islands and California | Mary Evarts AndersonIn the first of Samuel you shall read of Goliah a Philistine, the weight of whose brigandine or shirt of maile was of 5000.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Description of Britaine | Raphaell HolinshedShe was very jealous of maile, who would often go surf-riding with him.
Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) | W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt
maile-lau-lii (Small-leafed-maile), a young woman, who becomes the wife of Maka-ku.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii | Nathaniel Bright Emersonmaile-Pakaha, the younger sister of maile-lau-lii, who becomes the wife of Puapua-kea.
Unwritten Literature of Hawaii | Nathaniel Bright Emerson
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