Hawaiian Noun · Spirit
Hōʻailona kai
Pronunciation: /HOH-eye-LOH-nah KAI/
Meaning
Ocean omen, sea sign
Example sentences
Ua ʻike au i ka Hōʻailona kai i ka wā i puka mai ai ka iʻa nui mai ke kai.
I saw an ocean omen when a large fish emerged from the sea.
Wahi a ka poʻe kahiko, he Hōʻailona kai ko ka ʻino e hiki mai ana.
According to the elders, a storm coming is a sea sign.
Manaʻo kaʻu kupuna wahine he Hōʻailona kai ka nalu nui e hoʻokokoke mai ana i ka makaʻāina.
My grandmother believed a large wave approaching the shore was an ocean omen.
About this word
“Hōʻailona kai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Ocean omen, sea 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.