Hawaiian Noun · Land
ahupuaʻa
Pronunciation: /ah-hoo-poo-AH-ah/
Meaning
A traditional land division from mountain to sea. A self-sustaining wedge.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻi ʻo ia i kona ʻohana ma ko lākou ʻāina, he ʻāpana o ka nui ʻahupuaʻa kahiko.
He returned to his family on their land, a part of the large traditional ahupuaʻa.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao o ka pali, ʻike ʻia ka moʻolelo o ka hoʻokaʻahele ʻana i ka ʻāina i kēlā me kēia ahupuaʻa.
On the side of the cliff, the story of dividing the land into each ahupuaʻa is visible.
Pono kākou e mālama i ka ʻāina, mai kuahiwi a kai, no ka mea, he mea nui kēlā ʻahupuaʻa no ka wā e hiki mai ana.
We must take care of the land, from mountain to sea, because that ahupuaʻa is important for the future.
About this word
“ahupuaʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A traditional land division from mountain to sea. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.