Hawaiian Verb · Spirit
hoʻokōkua
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-koh-KOO-ah/
Meaning
To cause to help; to unite in helping, to provide assistance.
Example sentences
Pono kākou e hoʻokōkua i nā ʻohana i nalo ko lākou hale i ke ahi.
We should unite in helping the families who lost their homes to the fire.
Ua hoʻokōkua ka hui i ka papahana hoʻomaʻemaʻe kahakai.
The group provided assistance to the beach cleaning project.
Makemake mākou e hoʻokōkua i ka ʻahaʻaina no ka waipuhi.
We want to cause to help with the feast for the graduates.
About this word
“hoʻokōkua” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To cause to help; to unite in helping, to provide assistance. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Spirit. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.