Hawaiian noun · Spirit
hōʻailona akua
Pronunciation: /hoh-ah-ee-loh-nah ah-koo-ah/
Meaning
Divine sign
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ʻo ia i ka ʻōlaʻi nui ma ke ʻano he hōʻailona akua o ka huhū.
He saw the great earthquake as a divine sign of anger.
Manaʻo ka poʻe kahiko he hōʻailona akua ka hele ʻana o ka manu ʻeleʻele i ka pō.
The elders believed the appearance of the black bird at night was a divine sign.
Ma o ka moemoeā ʻana, ua loaʻa iā ia ka hōʻailona akua no kona wā e hiki mai ana.
Through dreaming, he received a divine sign about his future.
About this word
“hōʻailona akua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Divine sign. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.