Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻAkialoa
Pronunciation: /ah-kee-ah-LOH-ah/
Meaning
A species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, known for its extremely long, decurved bill.
Example sentences
Nani ka ʻike ʻana i ka ʻAkialoa e hōʻiliʻili ana i ka nectara mai ka pua ʻōhiʻa.
It is beautiful to see the ʻAkialoa gathering nectar from the ʻōhiʻa flower.
Hoʻomanaʻo ka poʻe kahiko i ka ʻAkialoa ma nā moʻolelo a me nā mele.
The ancestors remember the ʻAkialoa in stories and songs.
Ua nalowale ka ʻAkialoa mai kekahi mau mokupuni, akā ke hoʻāʻo nei mākou e mālama i kona wahi i koe.
The ʻAkialoa has disappeared from some islands, but we are trying to conserve its remaining habitat.
About this word
“ʻAkialoa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, known for its extremely long, decurved bill. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.