Hawaiian noun · Places
hale waihona
Pronunciation: /HAH-leh wai-HOH-nah/
Meaning
library, storage house
Example sentences
Ua noi aku au i ka ʻike hou mai ka hale waihona puke.
I sought new knowledge from the library.
E mālama pono ʻoe i nā waiwai kahiko i loko o ka hale waihona.
You must take good care of the old treasures inside the storage house.
He wahi hoʻomaha koʻu ma ka hale waihona o koʻu kupuna wahine.
I have a resting place in my grandmother's storage house (or a place where she stored things).
About this word
“hale waihona” is a Hawaiian noun meaning library, storage house. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.