Hawaiian Noun · Culture
ʻAhupuaʻa
Pronunciation: /AH-hoo-poo-AH-ah/
Meaning
Land division from mountain to sea
Example sentences
He ʻāina koʻikoʻi ka ʻOʻahu holoʻokoʻa, akā ua hoʻokaʻawale ʻia i nā ʻahupuaʻa no ka hoʻokele waiwai.
All of Oahu is important land, but it was divided into ahupuaʻa for resource management.
Ma ka ʻahupuaʻa o Waikīkī, nui nā wahi kaʻahele a me nā luakini kahiko.
In the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, there are many tourist attractions and ancient temples.
Ua hoʻoili ʻia ka ʻike e pili ana i ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻahupuaʻa mai kekahi hanauna a i kekahi.
Knowledge about managing the ahupuaʻa was passed down from one generation to the next.
About this word
“ʻAhupuaʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Land division from mountain to sea. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.