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.