Hawaiian Noun · Culture

hānaiakamalama

Pronunciation: /HAH-nai-ah-kah-mah-LAH-mah/

Meaning

The foster child of moonlight. The Hawaiian name for Queen's Palace.

Example sentences

  • Ua hōʻea aku mākou i ka puka o Hānaiakamalama i ka pō.

    We arrived at the entrance of Hānaiakamalama tonight.

  • Manaʻo mau wau i ka nani o Hānaiakamalama ke kau ka mahina.

    I always think of the beauty of Hānaiakamalama when the moon is out.

  • Ua hele kēia mau haumāna i ka hale hōʻikeʻike ma Hānaiakamalama.

    These students went to the museum at Hānaiakamalama.

About this word

“hānaiakamalama” is a Hawaiian noun meaning The foster child of moonlight. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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