Hawaiian Noun · Sea
hāʻawe kai
Pronunciation: /ha-a-weh kai/
Meaning
Sea mist; sea spray. This is the fine water vapor or droplets dispersed from the ocean.
Example sentences
Piʻi ka noe, he hāʻawe kai kou ʻike ʻana.
The mist rises, what you see is sea spray.
Me he hāʻawe kai lā ka makani i kekahi lā.
The wind is like sea spray on some days.
Ua hanu au i ka hāʻawe kai maikaʻi o ke kai.
I breathed in the good sea mist of the ocean.
About this word
“hāʻawe kai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Sea mist; sea spray. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.