Hawaiian verb · Everyday
hele mākaʻi
Pronunciation: /HEH-leh MAH-kah-ee/
Meaning
to go sightseeing
Example sentences
Hana pū kākou i ka hele mākaʻi ma ka mokupuni ʻo Maui i ka pule aʻe.
Let's go sightseeing on the island of Maui next week.
Maikaʻi ka hele mākaʻi ʻana i ka wā e puka mai ai ka lā ma Hilo.
It is good to go sightseeing when the sun rises in Hilo.
Ua hoʻoholo ka hui e hele mākaʻi ma ka ʻaoʻao hema o ka mokupuni.
The group decided to go sightseeing on the southern side of the island.
About this word
“hele mākaʻi” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to go sightseeing. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.