hapai

[ hah-pahy ]

verb (used with object)

1. to carry; lift.

adjective

1. pregnant ¹( def 1 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of hapai¹

From the Hawaiian word hāpai

Example Sentences

Six original competitors — Dunbar, Haller, Ian Emberson, Ralph Yamata, Archie Hapai and Henry Forrest — filed for a temporary restraining order in Hawaii Circuit Court to prevent the sale.

From New York Times

Hapai, who is slated to take over as chamber president in a few months, said the donation was an important and generous first step in making the dream of a cultural center become a reality.

From Washington Times

With the site secured and now clear of vegetation, Hapai said fundraising efforts will soon be underway.

From Washington Times

We called at Hapai and Vavau, the two other ports of the Friendly Islands, sighting the peak of Upolu, in the Navigators', three days after leaving the latter place.

From Project Gutenberg

We also have opportunities of seeing in upraised atolls, such as Elizabeth Island, Tonga, and Hapai, which rise above the level of the sea to heights varying from ten to eighty feet, that the rocks of which they consist do not differ in structure or in the state of preservation of their included zoophytes and 794 shells from some of the oldest limestones known to the geologist.

From Project Gutenberg