Hawaiian Verb · Land
Hōʻea ʻia
Pronunciation: /HO-'EH-ah 'ee-AH/
Meaning
Was reached or arrived at. Can describe land that has been settled or explored.
Example sentences
Ua hōʻea ʻia ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi e nā poʻe Polinesia i ka wā kahiko.
The island of Hawaiʻi was reached by Polynesian people in ancient times.
Ma hope o ka wā lōʻihi o ka huakaʻi, ua hōʻea ʻia ka ʻāina hou.
After a long journey, the new land was reached.
Ka wahi i hōʻea ʻia e koʻu kupuna kāne ma kona wā ʻōpio.
The place reached by my grandfather in his youth.
About this word
“Hōʻea ʻia” is a Hawaiian verb meaning Was reached or arrived at. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.