mauka

[ mou-kuh, mah-oo-kuh ]

adverb

, Hawaii.

1. toward the mountains; inland.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mauka¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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He went mauka until he came upon an extensive upland plain, where he set to work clearing and making ready for planting.

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The fragrance of upland lehua (moani lehua, a'e la mauka, verse 3) typifies the charms of the woman he pursues.

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I brought his head along with me and placed it on the altar mauka of Kalawao.

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