Hawaiian noun · Everyday
ʻaha ʻōlelo
Pronunciation: /ah-hah oh-leh-loh/
Meaning
Legislature, parliament
Example sentences
Ua lohe ʻoe i ka nūhou mai ka ʻaha ʻōlelo?
Did you hear the news from the legislature?
Manaʻo ka poʻe he pono e hoʻololi ʻia kekahi mau kānāwai i ka ʻaha ʻōlelo.
People think some laws need to be changed in the legislature.
E kūkākūkā ana ka luna kānāwai me nā lālā o ka ʻaha ʻōlelo.
The governor is meeting with members of the legislature.
About this word
“ʻaha ʻōlelo” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Legislature, parliament. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.