Hawaiian Phrase · Sea
Hana iʻa
Pronunciation: /hah-nah ee-ʻah/
Meaning
Fishpond work (management/cultivation of fish)
Example sentences
Ua hana nui nā kūpuna i ka hana iʻa ma kahakai.
The ancestors worked diligently at fishpond work on the coast.
Pono ke kanaka mālama kai e hoʻomaopopo i ka hana iʻa.
A marine conservationist needs to understand fishpond work.
Ke aʻo nei mākou i nā hanauna ʻōpio i ke ʻano o ka hana iʻa kuʻuna.
We are teaching the younger generations about the nature of traditional fishpond work.
About this word
“Hana iʻa” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Fishpond work (management/cultivation of fish). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.