Hawaiian noun · Directions
ākau loa
Pronunciation: /AH-kau LOH-ah/
Meaning
far north
Example sentences
Ua holo mākou i ke ākau loa o Molokaʻi e ʻimi i ka iʻa nui.
We sailed to the far north of Molokaʻi to look for big fish.
Aia ka hale kupuna o kuʻu ʻohana ma ka ʻākau loa o Oʻahu.
My family's ancestral home is in the far north of Oʻahu.
Ma ka ʻākau loa o ka mokupuni, aia kahi wahi mālie loa.
In the far north of the island, there is a very peaceful place.
About this word
“ākau loa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning far north. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.