Hawaiian noun · Everyday
hōʻike maka
Pronunciation: /hoh-ee-keh mah-kah/
Meaning
Eyewitness testimony
Example sentences
Ua hāʻawi ka mea nāna i ʻike i ka hōʻike maka maoli no ka ulia kaʻa.
The witness gave genuine eyewitness testimony for the car accident.
E kali ana mākou i kāna hōʻike maka no ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka mea i hana ʻia.
We are waiting for their eyewitness testimony to understand what happened.
Me ka luhi, ua kākau ʻo ia i ka hōʻike maka e pili ana i kona ʻike.
With exhaustion, they wrote down the eyewitness testimony about their experience.
About this word
“hōʻike maka” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Eyewitness testimony. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Everyday. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.