hale hoʻonaʻauao

Meaning

school, place of learning

Example sentences

• Ua kipa aku au i ka hale hoʻonaʻauao o koʻu kupuna wahine e ʻimi i ka ʻike kahiko.

  I visited my grandmother's hale hoʻonaʻauao to seek ancient knowledge.

• Ke kūkākūkā nei nā luna o ko mākou kaiāulu no ke kūkulu ʻana i kahi hale hoʻonaʻauao hou no nā kamaliʻi.

  The leaders of our community are discussing building a new hale hoʻonaʻauao for the children.

• Manaʻo wau he mea nui ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka moʻomeheu Hawaiʻi ma o ka hale hoʻonaʻauao.

  I believe it is important to understand Hawaiian culture through the hale hoʻonaʻauao.

About this word

“hale hoʻonaʻauao” is a Hawaiian noun meaning school, place of learning. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.