Hawaiian Phrase · Ocean
Holo i kai
Pronunciation: /HOH-loh ee kah-ee/
Meaning
To go to sea, to set sail.
Example sentences
Ua mākaukau nā waʻa e holo i kai no ka lawaiʻa.
The canoes are ready to go to sea for fishing.
Hauʻoli nā keiki i ko lākou manawa e holo i kai me ko lākou makuakāne.
The children are happy for their time to go to sea with their father.
Kuʻu moeʻuhane ka holo i kai ma ka waʻa kaʻa.
My dream is to go to sea on a catamaran.
About this word
“Holo i kai” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning To go to sea, to set sail. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Ocean. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.