Hawaiian noun · Nature
ʻākēpa
Pronunciation: /ah-keh-pah/
Meaning
Small Hawaiian honeycreeper
Example sentences
ʻŌlelo mai lā ke keiki, 'Nanea ka ʻike ʻana aku i kēlā ʻākēpa nani ma ka lāʻau.'
The child said, 'It's enjoyable to see that beautiful ʻākēpa in the tree.'
Ua holo ʻo ia i ke ala me ka manaʻo e kiʻi kiʻi i ka ʻākēpa me kona pahupaʻikiʻi.
She ran on the trail with the intention of taking a photo of the ʻākēpa with her camera.
Hoʻomanaʻo mau koʻu kupunawahine i ka leo mele ʻono o ka ʻākēpa a lākou i lohe ai ma ka pā hale.
My grandmother always remembers the sweet singing voice of the ʻākēpa they heard in the yard.
About this word
“ʻākēpa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Small Hawaiian honeycreeper. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.