Hoolehua (ho'o-le-hu'ă):
/ ho'o-le-hu'ă /resembling lehua. Land section, Molokai.
resembling lehua. Land section, Molokai.
Village, land divisions, and Hawaiian homestead area near the Molokaʻi airport, said to be named for a chief (see Hikauhi). Lit., acting the expert.
Beach, salt-gathering site, Kalaupapa, Molokaʻi. One of five beaches on Kalaupapa Peninsula. Wide, sloping calcareous sand storm beach on the northeast side of Kahiʻu Point. The beach was created by high surf carrying sand inland over the rocky shore. A wide expanse of shallow tidal pools on the west side of Hoʻolehua Beach is the traditional salt-gathering site for the residents of Kalaupapa Peninsula. Lit., swift, expert, strong.
E huli iā “hoʻolehua” ma Ulukau.
Search for “hoʻolehua” on Ulukau.