Loa'a is a stative verb that means to find, get, obtain, or acquire something. It follows the subject-object word order of subject + i/ia + object. For example, "That money was earned by my son" would be "Ua loa'a kā lākou i ka u keiki kāne." Loa'a is also commonly used to express the idea of "There is..." such as "Loa'a ka poi?" meaning "Is there any poi?". When discussing illness, loa'a is used to say that one is "gotten by" an illness rather than having it, since illness is not usually sought.