Hawaiian noun · Everyday
hale maiʻa
Pronunciation: /hah-leh mah-ee-ah/
Meaning
Hospital, healing house
Example sentences
Ua hele ʻo ia i ka hale maiʻa no ka mea, maʻi koʻikoʻi ʻo ia.
He went to the hospital because he was seriously ill.
Pono kākou e kōkua i ka poʻe ma ka hale maiʻa.
We should help the people at the hospital.
Inā loaʻa kahi ulia, e lawe ʻia ʻoe i ka hale maiʻa.
If there is an accident, you will be taken to the hospital.
About this word
“hale maiʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Hospital, healing house. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.