Hawaiian Adjective · Colors
hāweo
Pronunciation: /HAH-weh-oh/
Meaning
Glowing, radiant
Example sentences
Ua hāweo ka ʻōnohi o ke keiki i kona wā e ʻakaʻaka ana.
The child's eyes were radiant when they were laughing.
Nani ka lā i ka wā waena o ka lā, ua hāweo maoli nō.
The sun is beautiful in the middle of the day, truly radiant.
ʻO ka pua kalaunu ka mea hāweo loa ma ka māla i ke ahiahi.
The crown flower is the most radiant in the garden in the evening.
About this word
“hāweo” is a Hawaiian adjective meaning Glowing, radiant. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Colors. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.