Hawaiian Adjective · Spirit
Hauʻoli loa
Pronunciation: /how-OH-lee LOH-ah/
Meaning
Extremely happy, blissful
Example sentences
Mahope o ka huakaʻi lōʻihi i ka mauna, hauʻoli loa koʻu ʻohana i ka ʻike ʻana i ka lā i ka kakahiaka.
After the long journey to the mountain, my family was extremely happy to see the sunrise this morning.
I koʻu lā hānau, hauʻoli loa au i nā makana a me ka noho pū ʻana me kuʻu mau hoaaloha.
On my birthday, I was extremely happy with the presents and being together with my friends.
Ke nānā nei nā kama i ka moana, a hauʻoli loa lākou i ka ʻike ʻana i nā iʻa e pāʻani ana.
The children are watching the ocean, and they are extremely happy to see the fish playing.
About this word
“Hauʻoli loa” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Extremely happy, blissful. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.