Hawaiian Phrase · Nature
hele ma ka hōkū
Pronunciation: /HEH-leh mah kah HOH-koo/
Meaning
To travel by star (to navigate); the act of using stars for direction.
Example sentences
ʻO nā kūpuna Hawaiʻi, ua ʻike lākou i ke ala e hele ma ka hōkū.
The Hawaiian ancestors knew the way to travel by the stars.
E hoʻoikaika kākou e hoʻomanaʻo i ka ʻike kahiko no ka hele ma ka hōkū.
Let us strive to remember the ancient knowledge of traveling by the stars.
Me ke alakaʻi ʻana o ka mahina a me ka lā, ua hiki nō ke hele ma ka hōkū.
With the guidance of the moon and the sun, it is possible to travel by the stars.
About this word
“hele ma ka hōkū” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To travel by star (to navigate); the act of using stars for direction. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.