lehua

[ley-hoo-ah]

noun

1. Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.

2. the bright-red, corymbose flower of this tree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of lehua¹

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90

Example Sentences

“Today is the lowest it’s been so far,” said Lehua Jimenez, 21, a cashier at the popular restaurant in Paia — a windsurfing destination on Maui’s North Shore.

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Along an industrial road in Kahului, not far from Maui's northern shore, Auntie Lehua Kekahuna sat in the back office of a nondescript single storey building.

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The spots I’d been before, such as the Lehua Lounge at the Andaz Maui and the popular pie shop Leoda’s, I would have recommended myself.

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The Holoholo is one of the only charters that can make it across the 17-mile Kaulakahi Channel to the crescent-shaped Lehua Crater off Niihau’s coast, which means you’ll likely have this state wildlife sanctuary to yourself.

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A grand jury indicted Isaac and Lehua Kalua on murder and other charges.

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