Hawaiian Noun · Nature
hoʻolua
Pronunciation: /ho-oh-loo-ah/
Meaning
Northwest wind
Example sentences
Aloha kāua i ka hoʻolua e piʻi mai ana ma luna o ka moana.
Greetings to both of us with the northwest wind that is rising over the ocean.
Paʻa ka makani hoʻolua, e noho hoʻi kāua i lalo.
The northwest wind is strong, let us sit down.
Ua ʻehu mai ka ʻale me ka hoʻolua ikaika i ke alo o ka pali.
The waves crashed with a strong northwest wind against the face of the cliff.
About this word
“hoʻolua” is a Hawaiian noun meaning Northwest wind. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Nature. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.