Hawaiian Noun · Culture
hōkūleʻa
Pronunciation: /HOH-koo-LEH-ah/
Meaning
Star of Gladness. The famous Polynesian voyaging canoe.
Example sentences
Ua holo ka moku ʻo Hōkūleʻa ma ka moana nui ma mua o ka miliona mile.
The canoe Hōkūleʻa sailed on the great ocean for over a million miles.
Ke kipa mai nei ka Hōkūleʻa i ko mākou kahakai i kēia lā.
The Hōkūleʻa is visiting our shore today.
Hoʻomaikaʻi i ka poʻe holo moku o ka Hōkūleʻa no ko lākou ikaika.
Congratulations to the crew of Hōkūleʻa for their strength.
About this word
“hōkūleʻa” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Star of Gladness. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.