Hawaiian noun · Land
ʻāina mauka
Pronunciation: /AH-ee-nah MAU-kah/
Meaning
inland, upland area
Example sentences
E hele kāua i ka ʻāina mauka e ʻimi i nā ʻōhiʻa.
Let's go to the inland area to look for the mountain apples.
He kupa ʻo ia no ka ʻāina mauka, no laila, maʻalahi iā ia ke hele ma laila.
He is a native of the upland area, so it is easy for him to travel there.
Mai hoʻopōʻino i ka ʻāina mauka me ka ʻōpala.
Do not pollute the inland area with trash.
About this word
“ʻāina mauka” is a Hawaiian noun meaning inland, upland area. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.