Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hale kai
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh KAI/
Meaning
House by the sea, beach house.
Example sentences
Ua pae ka waʻa ma kahi kokoke i ko mākou hale kai.
The canoe landed near our beach house.
Makemake au e noho ana ma kou hale kai no ka hoʻomaha.
I want to stay at your beach house for a vacation.
He kaona nui ko ka hale kai i ka wā kahiko, no laila mālama mākou iā ia.
The hale kai has great historical significance, so we take care of it.
About this word
“hale kai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning House by the sea, beach house. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.