Hawaiian verb · Greetings
hoʻokipa nui
Pronunciation: /hoh-oh-KEE-pah NOO-ee/
Meaning
to welcome greatly
Example sentences
Hoʻokipa nui mākou iā ʻoukou i kēia lā i ko ʻoukou hōʻea ʻana mai.
We welcome you greatly today upon your arrival.
Ma ke ʻano he kamaʻāina, ua manaʻo ʻo ia e hoʻokipa nui i ka poʻe malihini.
As a local, he intended to welcome the visitors greatly.
Mahalo no kou hoʻokipa nui ʻana mai i koʻu ʻohana i ka wā i noho ai lākou ma ʻaneʻi.
Thank you for welcoming my family greatly when they stayed here.
About this word
“hoʻokipa nui” is a Hawaiian verb meaning to welcome greatly. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Greetings. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.