mauka

American  

[mah-oo-kuh, mou-kuh] / mɑˈu kə, ˈmaʊ kə /

adverb

Hawaii.

1. toward the mountains; inland.

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Etymology

Origin of mauka

< Hawaiian, equivalent to ma- directional particle + uka inland, upland

Example Sentences

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

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 Thrum, Thomas G. (Thomas George)

Ia lakou ma Kipahulu, hooholo ae la ke Alii i olelo e hele wawae mauka, a ma na waa na kanaka.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

It was a bare bones apartment on the third floor with a lanai that faced mauka, toward the mountain.

From Joe Burke's Last Stand by Wetterau, John Moncure

Hear now the answer chanted by voices from within: Mele Komo Aloha na hale o makou i maka-maka ole, Ke alanui hele mauka o Pu'u-kahea la, e-e!

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright