Hawaiian Noun · Places
hawaiʻi
Pronunciation: /hah-WAI-ee/
Meaning
The Big Island. The largest and youngest of the Hawaiian islands.
Example sentences
Hele mākou i Hawaiʻi i ka lā ʻAhaʻaina no ka nānā ʻana i nā pele.
We are going to Hawaiʻi for Thanksgiving to see the volcanoes.
Ua ʻike paha ʻoe i ka nani o ka kope mai Hawaiʻi?
Have you seen the beauty of coffee from Hawaiʻi?
ʻO ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi koʻu wahi punahele loa ma ka honua.
The island of Hawaiʻi is my most favorite place in the world.
About this word
“hawaiʻi” is a Hawaiian noun meaning The Big Island. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Places. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.