Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Nature
hōkū paʻa
Pronunciation: /hoh-koo pah-ah/
Meaning
Fixed star; stars that appear stationary in the night sky relative to others.
Example sentences
Ua ʻike ka poʻe kahiko i ke ala o ka moku me ka nānā ʻana i ka hōkū paʻa.
The ancestors knew the way of the canoe by observing the fixed star.
Ma ka pō pōhaku, ua hōʻike mai ka hōkū paʻa i ke kuʻu ʻana o ka manawa.
On the starlit night, the fixed star showed the passage of time.
ʻO ka hōkū paʻa ka mea hoʻoholo no nā ʻimi ʻimi kau holoholo e hoʻokau ʻia ma ka pō.
The fixed star is the guide for stargazers who navigate at night.
About this word
“hōkū paʻa” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning Fixed star; stars that appear stationary in the night sky relative to others. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.