Hawaiian Adjective · Everyday
hāwāwā
Pronunciation: /hah-wah-wah/
Meaning
slow, awkward, clumsy
Example sentences
Hele mālie mai ʻoe, mai hāwāwā ka hele ʻana i ka wā e hāpai ana i ka ipu wai.
Walk slowly, don't be clumsy when carrying the water container.
Ua hāwāwā kona kama ma ka hana mele ʻana no ka mea, ʻaʻole ʻoiaʻiʻo i ka mele.
His child was awkward at singing because he wasn't really into the music.
Ua hāwāwā kaʻu hana me kaʻu kelepona hou, akā ua maʻa koke au.
My interaction with my new phone was clumsy, but I got used to it quickly.
About this word
“hāwāwā” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning slow, awkward, clumsy. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.