Hawaiian noun · People
hoaaloha pili
Pronunciation: /hoh-ah-ah-LOH-hah PEE-lee/
Meaning
close friend
Example sentences
Aloha ʻoe, e kuʻu hoaaloha pili! Pehea ʻoe i kēia lā?
Greetings to you, my close friend! How are you today?
Hele mai ʻoe i ka pāʻina, e kuʻu hoaaloha pili. E hauʻoli kāua.
Come to the party, my close friend. Let's have fun.
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i nā mea āpau no koʻu hoaaloha pili.
He/She knows everything about my close friend.
About this word
“hoaaloha pili” is a Hawaiian noun meaning close friend. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of People. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.