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Koholā
—Humpback whale, forcing up the water like waves hitting a reef, reef flats.
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“E ola i ke kai ma ka leo o nā koholā (The sea is alive with the voices of the humpback whales).”
—Hunter Landt, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)
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