Hawaiian Noun · Places
haleʻiwa
Pronunciation: /hah-leh-EE-vah/
Meaning
House of the frigatebird. A charming surf town on Oʻahu's North Shore.
Example sentences
E hele kāua i haleʻiwa no ka ʻai ʻana i ka meaʻai mōkū.
Let's go to Haleʻiwa to eat some shave ice.
Maikaʻi ke nānā ʻana i ka lā komo ʻana ma kahakai o haleʻiwa.
It's beautiful watching the sunset at the beach in Haleʻiwa.
Ua kūʻai aku au i kiʻi pena kiʻi o haleʻiwa ma ka hale kūʻai.
I bought a painting of Haleʻiwa at the shop.
About this word
“haleʻiwa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning House of the frigatebird. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.