hūnā kai

Meaning

Fog that obscures the sea. A specific type of fog that limits visibility over the ocean.

Example sentences

• Ke nalo nei ka mokupuni i ka hūnā kai.

  The island is disappearing into the sea fog.

• Pono kākou e hoʻomalu i ka wā e komo mai ai ka hūnā kai ma ka 'āina.

  We need to be cautious when the sea fog rolls onto the land.

• ʻAʻole hiki ke ʻike aku i ka holo o nā waʻa ma muli o ka hūnā kai mānoanoa.

  It's impossible to see the boats sailing because of the thick sea fog.

About this word

“hūnā kai” is a Hawaiian phrase meaning Fog that obscures the sea. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Weather. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.