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.

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