Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
haʻuliʻuli
Pronunciation: /hah-oo-lee-OO-lee/
Meaning
Dark blue, navy. A deep shade of the ocean.
Example sentences
Ke nānā nei au i ka wai e haʻuliʻuli ana ma ke kahakai.
I am looking at the water that is dark blue at the beach.
Ua ʻaʻahu ʻo ia i ka lole haʻuliʻuli no ke ahaʻahaʻa.
She wore a dark blue dress for the ceremony.
He manu haʻuliʻuli kēnā e lele ana ma luna o ka mauna.
That is a dark blue bird flying above the mountain.
About this word
“haʻuliʻuli” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Dark blue, navy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.