Hawaiian Adverb · Time
hikiwawe
Pronunciation: /hee-kee-wah-weh/
Meaning
Quickly, soon, immediately.
Example sentences
E hele mai kāua, hikiwawe!
Let's go, quickly!
Ua hikiwawe ka pane ʻana a ke kanaka.
The person's response was quick.
Pono mākou e hana i kēia mau hana hikiwawe.
We need to do these tasks immediately.
About this word
“hikiwawe” is a Hawaiian adverb meaning Quickly, soon, immediately. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Time. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.