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
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 John Moncure Wetterau
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
Just mauka of the Hilo Boarding School are three large, rounded hills which, centuries ago, were mud craters.
From Legends of the Wailuku by Will Herwig
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 Nathaniel Bright Emerson
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