Hawaiian Verb · Sea
holopuni
Pronunciation: /HOH-loh-POO-nee/
Meaning
To circumnavigate, to go all around. A long and challenging voyage.
Example sentences
Ua hoʻolālā ʻo Kamehameha i ka holopuni ʻana i ka mokupuni nui e hoʻokahi.
Kamehameha planned to circumnavigate the Big Island alone.
He holopuni kaʻu e hoʻomākaukau nei ma ka moku ʻo Hawaiki Nui.
I am preparing for a circumnavigation on the Hawaiki Nui boat.
ʻO ka holopuni ʻana i ka honua ma ka waʻa he moeʻuhane nui loa ia.
Circumnavigating the world by canoe is a very big dream.
About this word
“holopuni” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To circumnavigate, to go all around. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Sea. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.