Hawaiian Noun · Music
halau
Pronunciation: /hah-lah-oo/
Meaning
Long house; formerly, a place for instruction in hula or canoe building. It is a traditional school or academy for hula.
Example sentences
Ua piha ka halau hula i ka poe haumana.
The hula halau is full of students.
Hoomaopopo ka hula kahiko ma ka halau o Kumu Hina.
The ancient hula is learned at Kumu Hina's halau.
Ua hoike mai ko makou halau i kana hula ma ka ahaaina.
Our halau presented its hula at the celebration.
About this word
“halau” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Long house; formerly, a place for instruction in hula or canoe building. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Music. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.