Hawaiian Noun · Sea
hōkū kūloko
Pronunciation: /hoh-KOO koo-LOH-koh/
Meaning
Zenith star; a star that passes directly overhead from a specific location.
Example sentences
I ka waena pō, ua ʻike au i ka hōkū kūloko ma luna o koʻu poʻo.
In the middle of the night, I saw the zenith star directly above my head.
Na nā kūpuna i hoʻohana i ka hōkū kūloko no ka hoʻokele ʻana ma ke kai.
The ancestors used the zenith star for navigation at sea.
Ua ʻimi ʻo ia i ka hōkū kūloko e ʻike ai i ka hema a me ka ʻākau ma ka waʻa.
He looked for the zenith star to know north and south on the canoe.
About this word
“hōkū kūloko” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Zenith star; a star that passes directly overhead from a specific location. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.