Hawaiian Noun · Nature
Hōkū ʻula
Pronunciation: /HOH-koo OO-lah/
Meaning
Mars (red star)
Example sentences
Ke nānā nei au i ka Hōkū ʻula i kēia pō.
I am looking at the Red Star tonight.
Wahi a nā kūpuna, he hōʻailona ka Hōkū ʻula o nā kaua.
According to the ancestors, the Red Star is a symbol of wars.
Ua ʻike ʻia ka Hōkū ʻula ma ka ʻaoʻao hikina o ka lani.
The Red Star was seen on the eastern side of the sky.
About this word
“Hōkū ʻula” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Mars (red star). It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.