ʻakohekohe

Meaning

The crested honeycreeper, an endangered Hawaiian bird with a distinctive crest.

Example sentences

• Ua ʻike au i ka manu ʻakohekohe ma ʻOʻahu i nehinei, ua nani maoli.

  I saw the ʻakohekohe bird on Oʻahu yesterday, it was truly beautiful.

• Ke manaʻolana nei mākou e ola mau ka ʻakohekohe no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana.

  We hope the ʻakohekohe will survive for future generations.

• He hīnuhinu ko ka hulu o ka ʻakohekohe, ʻoiai ke nānā ʻia ma lalo o ka lā.

  The feathers of the ʻakohekohe are iridescent when viewed under the sun.

About this word

“ʻakohekohe” is a Hawaiian noun meaning The crested honeycreeper, an endangered Hawaiian bird with a distinctive crest. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.