Hawaiian noun · Places
hale kiʻi
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh KEE-ee/
Meaning
museum, gallery
Example sentences
Ua kipa mākou i ka hale kiʻi nui o Hawaiʻi ma Hilo i nehinei.
We visited the big museum of Hawaii in Hilo yesterday.
Manaʻo paha au e lawe i kaʻu mau pena maʻalahi i ka hale kiʻi.
Perhaps I will take my simple paintings to the art gallery.
Hele ka ‘aha ‘ōpio i ka hale kiʻi no ka ‘imi ‘ike e pili ana i ka mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i.
The youth group is going to the museum to seek knowledge about Hawaiian culture.
About this word
“hale kiʻi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning museum, gallery. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.