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
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 Beckwith, Martha Warren
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
This very stone, and the hole into which the king fell, may still be seen just mauka of Leleiwi Point.
From Legends of the Wailuku by Herwig, Will
These terms are perfectly intelligible out of doors, but it is puzzling when one is asked to sit on “the mauka side of the table.”
From The Hawaiian Archipelago by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)
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