Hawaiian Noun · Land
hapuʻa
Pronunciation: /hah-poo-ah/
Meaning
Crushed rock, gravel.
Example sentences
Kele ka wai ma luna o ka hapuʻa.
The water flows over the gravel.
Pulu ka hapuʻa i ka ua.
The crushed rock is wet from the rain.
Pepa kāmaʻa kēlā hapuʻa.
That gravel crunches underfoot.
About this word
“hapuʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Crushed rock, gravel. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.