Hawaiian Noun · Sea
holokai
Pronunciation: /HOH-loh-kai/
Meaning
Voyager, ocean traveler. A person who journeys across the sea.
Example sentences
He holokai kaʻu kupuna wahine, ua hele ʻo ia i ka moana nui.
My grandmother was a voyager, she traveled the great ocean.
Nui ka mahalo i ka holokai i lawe mai i kēia moʻomeheu iā mākou.
Great thanks to the ocean traveler who brought this culture to us.
Ua aʻo mai ke kanaka holokai iā mākou i ke kahua o ka hoʻokele ma ka moku.
The voyager taught us the skill of navigation by boat.
About this word
“holokai” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Voyager, ocean traveler. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.