Hawaiian verb · Everyday
hele aku
Pronunciation: /HEH-leh AH-koo/
Meaning
to go away
Example sentences
E hele aku ʻoe i ka hale kūʻai no ka paina.
Go to the store for the bread.
Maikaʻi ka lā i kēia lā no ka hele aku i ka mokupuni.
The day is nice today to go to the island.
Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka ʻīlio e hele aku ana?
Did you see the dog that is going away?
About this word
“hele aku” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to go away. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.