Hawaiian noun · People
Hoa hānau
Pronunciation: /HOH-ah HAH-now/
Meaning
Close companion since birth
Example sentences
Welina mai, e kuʻu hoa hānau, ua nui koʻu hauʻoli i kou hiki ʻana mai.
Welcome, my childhood friend, I am so happy you have arrived.
Hele kāua i ka hale ʻaina, e kaʻu hoa hānau, e hoʻomanaʻo ai i nā lā kahiko.
Let's go to the restaurant, my dear friend, to reminisce about the old days.
Mālama ʻoe i kou hoa hānau, ʻoiai, ʻaʻole hiki i ka manawa ke hoʻihoʻi ʻia.
Take care of your lifelong friend, because time cannot be turned back.
About this word
“Hoa hānau” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Close companion since birth. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of People. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.