Hōʻike i ka pono — meaning and pronunciation
Pronounced /hoh-EE-keh ee kah POH-no/ — syllables: hoh · EE · keh · ee · kah · POH · no
Meaning
To show righteousness; to reveal what is right. A spiritual act of demonstrating moral integrity.
How to pronounce Hōʻike i ka pono
Hawaiian vowels are always sounded separately. A kahakō (line above a vowel) lengthens it; the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in “uh-oh”.
Frequently asked
What does Hōʻike i ka pono mean?
To show righteousness; to reveal what is right. A spiritual act of demonstrating moral integrity.
How do you pronounce Hōʻike i ka pono?
Hōʻike i ka pono is pronounced /hoh-EE-keh ee kah POH-no/ — broken into syllables: hoh · EE · keh · ee · kah · POH · no. Each vowel in Hawaiian is sounded separately, and the ʻokina (ʻ) is a glottal stop, like the pause in "uh-oh".
Is Hōʻike i ka pono a phrase?
Yes — Hōʻike i ka pono is classified as a phrase in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, within the Spirit category.
Where does this definition come from?
Definitions and pronunciations on hawaiian-words.com are drawn from the authoritative Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary (rev. ed. 1986), the standard scholarly reference for ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi.