Hawaiian Phrase · Culture
Hōʻiliʻili hulu
Pronunciation: /hoh-ee-lee-EE-lee HOO-loo/
Meaning
The act of gathering feathers for featherwork, often done carefully and sustainably by skilled bird catchers.
Example sentences
Maikaʻi ka ʻike o ka poʻe kahiko i ka Hōʻiliʻili hulu no nā ʻaʻahu aliʻi.
The knowledge of the ancestors was good in the gathering of feathers for royal garments.
E kū mālie kāua a e nānā i ka Hōʻiliʻili hulu a ka manu ʻōiwi.
Let us stand still and observe the feather gathering of the native bird.
Ua aʻo mai koʻu kupuna wahine iaʻu i ke ʻano o ka Hōʻiliʻili hulu me ke aloha i ka ʻāina.
My grandmother taught me the way of feather gathering with love for the land.
About this word
“Hōʻiliʻili hulu” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning The act of gathering feathers for featherwork, often done carefully and sustainably by skilled bird catchers. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.