Hawaiian Verb · Directions
hoʻomākaʻikaʻi
Pronunciation: /hoh-OH-mah-kah-ee-kah-ee/
Meaning
To guide, to show the way, to conduct on a tour.
Example sentences
E kōkua mai ʻoe e hoʻomākaʻikaʻi i ka poʻe malihini ma ka moku.
Please help to guide the tourists around the island.
Ua hoʻomākaʻikaʻi ka luna mālama hale me mākou i nā wahi like ʻole o ka hōkele.
The hotel manager showed us around the different parts of the hotel.
Manaʻolana au e hiki iaʻu ke hoʻomākaʻikaʻi iā ʻoe i koʻu ʻāina hānau maikaʻi.
I hope I can show you around my beautiful hometown.
About this word
“hoʻomākaʻikaʻi” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To guide, to show the way, to conduct on a tour. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.