Etymology

Hualalai

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Today it means: An active volcano on Hawaii Island. Full definition →

Hawaiian Hualālai
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  1. Hawaiian · borrowed fromHualālai
  2. English todayHualalai

From Hawaiian Hualālai, from ka (“the”) + hua (“fruit, seed”) + a variant of laʻi (“calm”), the name of one of the volcano's craters.

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