Hawaiian Noun · Sea
hōkū hikina
Pronunciation: /hoh-KOO hee-KEE-nah/
Meaning
Rising star; a star that is observed as it ascends above the horizon.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike mākou i ka hōkū hikina ke hoʻomaka ka lā e ala.
We saw the rising star as the sun began to wake.
Wahi a ka poʻe kahiko, alakaʻi ka hōkū hikina i nā moku i ka wā pōʻeleʻele.
The elders say the rising star guided the canoes in the dark times.
He mea kupanaha ke nānā aku i ka hōkū hikina ma luna o ke kai.
It is wondrous to look at the rising star above the ocean.
About this word
“hōkū hikina” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Rising star; a star that is observed as it ascends above the horizon. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.