Hawaiian noun · Culture
hale noa
Pronunciation: /hah-leh noh-ah/
Meaning
Free house, women's house
Example sentences
Ua hoʻomākaukau ka wahine no ka noho ʻana ma ka hale noa.
The woman prepared to stay in the hale noa.
Lōʻihi ka moʻolelo o ka hale noa ma kēia mokupuni.
The history of the hale noa on this island is long.
Ma mua, he mea koʻikoʻi ka hale noa no nā wāhine.
In the past, the hale noa was important for women.
About this word
“hale noa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Free house, women's house. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.