Hawaiian noun · Everyday
hālāwai nui
Pronunciation: /hah-lah-wah-ee noo-ee/
Meaning
Great meeting, assembly
Example sentences
Ua mālama ʻia kekahi hālāwai nui ma ke kahua pāʻani no ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ka lā o Kū.
A great meeting was held at the sports field to celebrate Ku Day.
Ua hoʻomākaukau au no ka hālāwai nui a ka ʻaha hui o kēia pule.
I am preparing for the great meeting of the association this week.
He mea nui loa ka ʻike ʻana i ka hālāwai nui o ko kākou ʻohana no ka hoʻoholo ʻana i nā mea koʻikoʻi.
It is very important to attend the great meeting of our family to decide on important matters.
About this word
“hālāwai nui” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Great meeting, assembly. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.