Hawaiian Noun Phrase · Land
holua ʻāina
Pronunciation: /hoh-loo-ah ah-ee-nah/
Meaning
A large, deep valley or ravine.
Example sentences
Ua hele mākou i ka ʻaoʻao o ka holua ʻāina e nānā i ka nani o ka ʻāina.
We went to the edge of the deep valley to view the beauty of the land.
Hoʻomanaʻo au i ka wā kamaliʻi e pāʻani ana ma lalo o kēia holua ʻāina.
I remember when I was a child playing at the bottom of this ravine.
He wahi huna ka holua ʻāina no ka hale kuʻi pōhaku kahiko.
The deep valley is a hidden place for an old stone pounding house.
About this word
“holua ʻāina” is a Hawaiian noun phrase meaning A large, deep valley or ravine. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.