Hawaiian Noun · Nature
ʻApapane
Pronunciation: /ah-pah-PAH-neh/
Meaning
A crimson Hawaiian honeycreeper. Found in native forests.
Example sentences
Paʻa nā maka o ke keiki i ka ʻike ʻana i ka ʻulaʻula nani o ka ʻApapane ma ka lāʻau.
The child's eyes were fixed on the beautiful redness of the ʻApapane in the tree.
Ua lohe ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i ke mele ʻoluʻolu o ka ʻApapane ma waena o nā lau ʻōmaʻomaʻo.
The tourists heard the pleasant song of the ʻApapane amidst the green leaves.
Manaʻo wau inā hiki iaʻu ke kiʻi kiʻi me ka ʻApapane me ka hoʻopilikia ʻole iā ia.
I wonder if I can take a picture of the ʻApapane without disturbing it.
About this word
“ʻApapane” is a Hawaiian noun meaning A crimson 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.