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• kona
  kona

  noun

  a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
• Kona
  Kona

  noun

  a district along the west coast of the Island of Hawaii in southeastern Hawaii, divided administratively into North Kona and South Kona districts.

kona

¹ American  

[koh-nuh] / ˈkoʊ nə /

noun

1. a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.

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Kona ² American  

[koh-nah] / ˈkoʊ nɑ /

noun

1. a district along the west coast of the Island of Hawaii in southeastern Hawaii, divided administratively into North Kona and South Kona districts.

2. Official Name Kailua-Kona.  a town in North Kona district, and the largest town in the district of Kona: the first capital, 1795–1820, of the unified Kingdom of Hawaii.

3. Kona coffee.

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Etymology

Origin of kona¹

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1860–65

Origin of Kona²

From Hawaiian kona “leeward or dry side” (of the island)

Example Sentences

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the entire state through Thursday as a kona low, or subtropical cyclone, west of the island chain generated moist and humid conditions.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Previous studies indicate kona lows may happen less frequently as a result of climate change.

From Scientific American • Dec. 7, 2021

Ma ka wanaao oia po iho, hiki ana o Aiwohikupua me kona Kuhina.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I aku ke Alii i kona mau Luna, "E wehe i ke kapa o ke kupapau, a kau aku iluna o ka lele i hoomakaukauia nona."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Aka, he mea haohao nae ia i kona mau hoa ka uwe ana, a ua akaka kana kauoha "ua pono ole, laua."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren