Wehewehe Wikiwiki Hawaiian language dictionaries

1. As a ship. Holo, hoʻoholo, hoholo, kele, hoʻokele; hoʻokelekele (frequently); holomoku, hoʻoholomoku, holokai, holomoana. Also: kūkele, kikihi, leleaoa. See drift. To go for a sail, holoholo. To sail to leeward, kaʻalalo. To sail to windward, kaʻaluna, hoʻopiʻipiʻi; hoʻopāhuʻa (rare). To sail around, holo puni. To sail swiftly, holo kikī. To sail aimlessly, holoholo wale, auhele. To sail cautiously, akaholo. To sail off and on, pōʻala, kaʻalewa. To sail to foreign parts, holokahiki. Sail on distant seas, ʻau i ke kai loa (of one who travels far).

2. Noun Lā, peʻa. Also: lauoha, ʻōpeʻapeʻa; kālepa, ʻōpihipihi (mats). See jib sail, mainsail, topsail. Long sail, peʻa oe. To make sails, humu peʻa.

hehele, To sail directly downwind. Kele kaʻalalo.

hehele, To sail as on a sailboat. Holo moku peʻa.

• References:
  • See beam reach (port), beam reach (starboard), broad reach (port), broad reach (starboard), close hauled (port), close hauled (starboard).

he pea o ka moku.

e holo ae me he moku la.

h. he pea moku, pea waa.

h. e holo me he moku la.

hai. e holo me he moku la.

'pĕă: to sail, ho'lŏ.

1. He pea. 2. He hooholo ma ke kai a wai e ae paha.

E hooholo; e holo. Sail for pleasure, e kakeie waa.