Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

Kanilehua

/ Kani-lehua / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

n., Name of a mistlike rain famous at Hilo. Literally, [rain that] lehua flowers drink. [An alternate interpretation is “rain that makes lehua flowers rustle.”]

  • Examples:
    • Hilo Hanakahi, i ka ua Kanilehua (song), Hilo's, [land of] chief Hanakahi and of the rain that gives drink to lehua flowers.
  • References:

Nā Lepili ｜ Tags: rains Hawaiʻi

Papa helu loli ｜ Wehewehe Wikiwiki update log

Kanilehua (kă'-nĭ-lē'-hū'a), n.

/ kă'-nĭ-lē'-hū'a / Haw to Eng, Parker,

[Kani, to drink, and lehua, flower of the lehua tree.] A mist-like rain peculiar to the lehua forests—the mist that drinks of the lehua bloom.

No nā lepili ｜ Regarding tags: Pili piha a pili hapa paha kēia mau lepe i nā hua o luna aʻe nei. ｜ Tags may apply to all or only some of the tagged entries.

E huli iā “kanilehua” ma Ulukau.

Search for “kanilehua” on Ulukau.

Hāpai i wehewehena hou a i ʻole i ʻōlelo hoʻoponopono ｜ Suggest a translation or correction

E hāpai i kahi wehewehena a i ʻole hoʻoponopono no Wehewehe Wikiwiki. ｜ Suggest a translation or correction to the Wehewehe Wikiwiki Community Dictionary for consideration.

Mai hoʻouna mai i noi unuhi ʻōlelo. ｜ This is not a translation service.