Hawaiian Noun · Culture
hōlua
Pronunciation: /hoh-loo-ah/
Meaning
Long, narrow sledge for Hawaiians' sport of sledding down hills
Example sentences
Mauna ʻo Mauna Kea me ka hōlua, he pāʻani kahiko ia a nā kūpuna.
Mauna Kea has the hōlua, it is an ancient game of the ancestors.
Ua ʻike ʻoe i ka wikiwiki o ka hōlua i kona iho ʻana ma ka pali?
Did you see the speed of the hōlua as it went down the hill?
Ke aʻo aku nei au i nā keiki pehea e hoʻohana ai i ka hōlua ma ka puʻu.
I am teaching the children how to use the hōlua on the hill.
About this word
“hōlua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Long, narrow sledge for Hawaiians' sport of sledding down hills. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Culture. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.