Hawaiian Adjective · Culture
hakuhia
Pronunciation: /hah-koo-hee-ah/
Meaning
Governed, ruled, controlled. Describing a territory or people under authority.
Example sentences
Ua lilo ka mokupuni i ka ʻāina hakuhia e ko lākou mōʻī.
The island became a land governed by their king.
Manaʻo ke kanaka ʻaʻole ʻoia makemake i ka ʻāina hakuhia.
The person felt they did not want a controlled land.
Hoʻomaopopo ka poʻe kahiko i nā ao hakuhia ma o ka moʻolelo.
The elders remember ruled eras through stories.
About this word
“hakuhia” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Governed, ruled, controlled. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.