Hawaiian Noun · Nature
akohekohe
Pronunciation: /ah-koh-heh-koh-heh/
Meaning
The Crested Honeycreeper, an endangered bird found only on Maui.
Example sentences
Ua lohe mākou i ke mele nani o ka manu ʻakohekohe ma ka ululāʻau.
We heard the beautiful song of the ʻakohekohe bird in the forest.
Ke mālama nei nā kānaka noiʻi i ka ʻakohekohe i mea e ola ai ia no nā hanauna e hiki mai ana.
Researchers are taking care of the ʻakohekohe so that it may live for future generations.
ʻO ka ʻakohekohe kekahi o nā manu endemic i ka mokupuni o Maui.
The ʻakohekohe is one of the birds endemic to the island of Maui.
About this word
“akohekohe” is a Hawaiian noun meaning The Crested Honeycreeper, an endangered bird found only on Maui. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.