Hawaiian Noun · Places
haleakalā
Pronunciation: /hah-leh-ah-kah-LAH/
Meaning
House of the Sun. The massive dormant volcano on Maui.
Example sentences
Ua hele mākou i ka piko o Haleakalā e nānā ai i ka wanaʻao.
We went to the summit of Haleakalā to watch the sunrise.
He mea kupanaha ka nani o nā ao ma luna o Haleakalā.
The beauty of the clouds above Haleakalā is amazing.
Manaʻo mākou e hoʻokahi pō ma ke kaona o Haleakalā.
We are thinking of spending one night in the vicinity of Haleakalā.
About this word
“haleakalā” is a Hawaiian noun meaning House of the Sun. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.