Hawaiian Noun · Everyday
hālāwai
Pronunciation: /hah-LAH-wai/
Meaning
Meeting, gathering. A formal assembly.
Example sentences
E hālāwai kākou i ke kula i ka Pōʻalima no ka ʻaha kūkā.
Let's meet at the school on Friday for the conference.
He hālāwai nui ko kēlā me ka pelekikena.
That person had a big meeting with the president.
Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia ka hālāwai no ka hoʻomanaʻo ʻana i nā kūpuna.
The gathering was organized to commemorate the ancestors.
About this word
“hālāwai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Meeting, gathering. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.