mauka

[mah-oo-kuh]

adverb Hawaii.

toward the mountains; inland.

Origin of mauka

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

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Historical Examples of mauka

This very stone, and the hole into which the king fell, may still be seen just mauka of Leleiwi Point.
Legends of Wailuku
Charlotte Hapai