ala

1. n. Path, road, trail. Cf. alaloa, alanui, alawai. Ala iki, narrow or small path. Ala i hiki ai, access, approach. Ala hoʻi ʻole mai, a pathway on which there is no returning [death]. Ala a ka manu, a bird's trail [a life difficult to emulate]. Ala iki a kāhuna, the small path of priests [a difficult way of life]. (PPN hala.)