Hawaiian Verb · Land
hoʻokahe
Pronunciation: /HOH-oh-KAH-heh/
Meaning
To cause to flow, to drain. Relates to managing water on the land.
Example sentences
E hoʻokahe kāua i ka wai ma ke kula mahiʻai.
Let's drain the water on the taro patch.
Pono e hoʻokahe pono i ka wai ʻōpala i ʻole e pālahalaha ka maʻi.
It is necessary to properly drain the wastewater so that the disease does not spread.
Ua hoʻokahe lākou i ka wai i hoʻomāhuahua ai ka malo.
They conducted water flow to irrigate the dry land.
About this word
“hoʻokahe” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To cause to flow, to drain. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Land. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.