Hawaiian Noun · Culture
Hale waʻa
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh WAH-ah/
Meaning
Canoe house, boat shed
Example sentences
Ua mālama pono lākou i nā waʻa kahiko ma loko o ka Hale waʻa.
They carefully stored the ancient canoes inside the canoe house.
Huihui pū nā kānaka i ka wā i hoʻomākaukau ai lākou no ka heihei waʻa ma kahi kokoke i ka Hale waʻa.
The people gathered together as they prepared for the canoe race near the canoe house.
Ma lalo o ka malu o ka Hale waʻa, ua ʻōlelo ke kupuna i nā moʻolelo o ka poʻe lawaiʻa.
Under the shelter of the canoe house, the elder told stories of the fishermen.
About this word
“Hale waʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Canoe house, boat shed. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.