mauka
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of mauka
< Hawaiian, equivalent to ma- directional particle + uka inland, upland
Example Sentences
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The release occurred above Adit 6, a passageway at the mauka end of the Red Hill facility, according to DOH, which said it was notified of the leak at about 3 p.m.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2022
These terms are perfectly intelligible out of doors, but it is puzzling when one is asked to sit on “the mauka side of the table.”
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
He went mauka until he came upon an extensive upland plain, where he set to work clearing and making ready for planting.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thomas G. (Thomas George) Thrum
Hou-hou, meaning “in a huff,” I hear on all sides; and two words, makai, signifying “on the sea-side,” and mauka, “on the mountain side.”
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy) Bird
Ia manawa, naholo mai la na kanaka a ku mauka o kahakai, hehi kekahi maluna o kekahi i ike lea aku lakou.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
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