Hawaiian Noun · Places
hākalau
Pronunciation: /HAH-kah-LOW/
Meaning
Many perches (Big Island)
Example sentences
Ua nani nā manu e noho ana ma luna o nā Hākalau o Mauna Loa.
The birds perching on the many perches of Mauna Loa are beautiful.
Ma nā Hākalau, ua ʻike mākou i nā ʻano manu ʻē aʻe he nui.
On the many perches, we saw many different kinds of birds.
He wahi maikaʻi ka pāka no ka nānā ʻana i nā manu ma nā Hākalau.
The park is a good place for bird watching on the many perches.
About this word
“hākalau” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Many perches (Big Island). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.