Hawaiian Phrase · Directions
huli i kai
Pronunciation: /HOO-lee ee KAI/
Meaning
Turn seaward. A command to turn towards the ocean side.
Example sentences
E nā kaikamahine, huli i kai a nānā i nā kohola!
Girls, turn seaward and look at the whales!
Ke kau nei ka lā, no laila, huli i kai no ka makani ʻoluʻolu.
The sun is high, so, turn seaward for the cool breeze.
Ma mua o kou hele ʻana i ka hale, e ʻoluʻolu e huli i kai no ka nānā ʻana i ka nani o ke kai.
Before you go home, please turn seaward to look at the beauty of the ocean.
About this word
“huli i kai” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Turn seaward. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Directions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.