Hawaiian Verb · Numbers
Hui pū
Pronunciation: /HOO-ee POO/
Meaning
To add together
Example sentences
Hui pū kāua i kēia mau heluna kālā.
Let's add these amounts of money together.
ʻO ka hana nui o kēia papahana ʻo ka hana pū ʻana o nā hui pū ʻana.
The main work of this project is the collaboration of the added groups.
Mai hui pū ʻoe i kēlā me kēia mea i ka ʻai, akā e hui pū nā ʻano papaʻai.
Don't add each thing to the meal, but combine the food groups.
About this word
“Hui pū” is a Hawaiian verb meaning To add together. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Numbers. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.