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For anyone wondering, "Vog" is a weather phenomenon only encountered in volcanic areas, caused by cloud/fog merging with volcanic gases and like sulphur dioxide and ash. It is a cross between the words "Volcanic" and "Fog".
wow ok that makes it way less distressing!! wish i hadn't reported it i was getting so gassed up lol!!!
Oh thank you for the clarification. I thought it wasn't translated right, and every time I typed "fog" it kept telling me wrong.
Thank you clearing that up for me, i was getting a little confused about what "vog" meant. Mahalo!
When discussing a change in state, the word "Ua" is used before the sentence, as in "Ua mao ka polalauahi." This way, the audience understands that the vog has cleared (when it wasn't clear before).
I had never heard of vog until the last big erruptions, then saw it here and was REALLY impressed with the cultural specificity!! :-)
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New Hawaiian Dictionary
Put in Hawaiian words and get English meaning (Link) https://manomano.io/definition/32806
Polalauahi
Haze, as during a volcanic eruption.
Vog.
The name given to a certain great darkness over the Islands in ancient times.
