Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Ocean
Hālau lawaiʻa
Pronunciation: /HAH-low lah-vah-EE-ah/
Meaning
A fishing canoe house or a large house for fishing equipment. A place for fishing vessels.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻoponopono ka lāhui i ka hālau lawaiʻa kahiko.
The community repaired the old fishing canoe house.
Ke kaʻa nei ka moku nui i ka hālau lawaiʻa.
The large boat is docking at the fishing vessel house.
E mālama maikaʻi kākou i nā mea hana ma ka hālau lawaiʻa.
Let's take good care of the tools in the fishing equipment house.
About this word
“Hālau lawaiʻa” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning A fishing canoe house or a large house for fishing equipment. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.