Hawaiian Names Meaning Light

From alaula, the first light of dawn, to lama, the torch, these names carry brightness. Many double as names for a child who lights up a family.

Spotlight · names meaning light

Alana
“awakening, an offering”
ʻalana (offering, awakening)
ah-LAH-nahGirl
Mahina
“moon, moonlight”
mahina (moon, month)
mah-HEE-nahGirl
Hōkū
“star”
hōkū (star)
HOH-kooUnisex

Updated September 26, 2026

44 names · 19 girl · 7 boy · 18 unisex

The Hawaiian words for light

These are the words the names below are built from. Each links to a definition and every name that uses it.

More words for light: akaka (clear), ʻalana (offering), ʻena (red-hot), hāweo (to glow), hulali (glittering), kōnane (bright as moonlight), kukui (candlenut tree), laʻe (clear), lena (yellow), liho (to glow), ʻōnohi (eyeball), uila (lightning), wanaʻao (dawn), wena (glow).

Light
Alana
“awakening, an offering”
Pronounced ah-LAH-nah
Girl
Moon
Mahina
“moon, moonlight”
Pronounced mah-HEE-nah
Girl
Star
Hōkū
“star”
Pronounced HOH-koo
Unisex
Star
Hōkūlani
“heavenly star”
Pronounced hoh-koo-LAH-neehōkū + lani
Girl
Light
Alaula
“light of early dawn, sunset glow”
Pronounced ah-lah-OO-lah
Girl
Light
Alohilani
“bright sky, heavenly brightness”
Pronounced ah-loh-hee-LAH-neealohi + lani
Girl
Sky
Ānuenue
“rainbow”
Pronounced ah-noo-eh-NOO-eh
Unisex
Star
Kahōkū
“the star”
Pronounced kah-HOH-kooka + hōkū
Unisex
Light
Kala
“the sun”
Pronounced KAH-lahka + lā
Girl
Light
Kalama
“the torch, the flaming light”
Pronounced kah-LAH-mahka + lama
Unisex
Love
Kamala
“sunny child”
Pronounced kah-MAH-lahTamara + ka + mala
Girl
Light
Kawena
“the glow, rosy glow of sunset”
Pronounced kah-VEH-nahka + wena
Girl
Sky
Kealani
“the clear sky, the white heaven”
Pronounced keh-ah-LAH-neekea + lani
Girl
Light
Keʻalohilani
“the heavenly brightness”
Pronounced keh-ah-loh-hee-LAH-nee
Girl
Light
Keao
“the daylight”
Pronounced keh-OWke + ao
Boy
Moon
Kepola
“Deborah”
Pronounced keh-POH-lah
Girl
Light
Laʻakea
“sacred light, clear light”
Pronounced lah-ah-KEH-ahlaʻa + kea
Unisex
Light
Lakalo
“Lazarus”
Pronounced lah-KAH-loh
Boy
Light
Lopaka
“Hawaiian form of Robert”
Pronounced loh-PAH-kah
Boy
Beauty
Uilama
“bright youthful beauty”
Pronounced oo-ee-LAH-mahuʻi + lama
Boy
Light
Akaka
“clear, luminous, transparent”
Pronounced ah-KAH-kah
Unisex
Light
Alohi
“shining, brilliant”
Pronounced ah-LOH-hee
Unisex
Light
Hāweo
“glowing, radiant”
Pronounced HAH-veh-oh
Unisex
Flower
Hinahina
“silvery gray, beach heliotrope, flower of Kahoʻolawe”
Pronounced hee-nah-HEE-nah
Girl
Star
Hōkūao
“morning star”
Pronounced hoh-koo-OWhōkū + ao
Unisex
Light
Hulali
“shining, sparkling, glistening”
Pronounced hoo-LAH-lee
Girl
Light
Kalaʻe
“clear, bright, serene”
Pronounced kah-LAH-ehka + laʻe
Girl
Light
Kalāhiki
“the rising sun”
Pronounced kah-lah-HEE-keeka + lā + hiki
Boy
Light
Kalino
“the brightness, the shining one”
Pronounced kah-LEE-nohka + lino
Girl
Light
Kāne
“man, god of creation, light and fresh water”
Pronounced KAH-neh
Boy
Light
Kaʻōnohi
“the eyeball of the sun, the sun's core”
Pronounced kah-OH-noh-heeka + ʻōnohi
Unisex
Light
Kealaula
“the light of dawn”
Pronounced keh-ah-lah-OO-lahke + alaula
Girl
Sky
Keanuenue
“the rainbow”
Pronounced keh-ah-noo-eh-NOO-ehke + ānuenue
Unisex
Moon
Konane
“bright moonlight, an ancient Hawaiian board game”
Pronounced koh-NAH-neh
Unisex
Light
Kukui
“candlenut tree, light, enlightenment”
Pronounced koo-KOO-ee
Unisex
Light
Lā
“sun, day”
Pronounced LAH
Unisex
Light
Lālani
“row, rank, line; also read as heavenly lei”
Pronounced lah-LAH-nee
Girl
Royal
Liholiho
“glowing, blazing”
Pronounced lee-hoh-LEE-hoh
Boy
Light
Lino
“bright, shining, dazzling”
Pronounced LEE-noh
Unisex
Light
Naʻauao
“wisdom, enlightened”
Pronounced nah-ow-OWnaʻau + ao
Unisex
Flower
Puakea
“white blossom”
Pronounced poo-ah-KEH-ahpua + kea
Girl
Flower
Pualena
“yellow flower, golden glow”
Pronounced poo-ah-LEH-nahpua + lena
Girl
Sky
Uila
“lightning”
Pronounced oo-EE-lah
Unisex
Light
Wanaʻao
“dawn, daybreak”
Pronounced vah-nah-OW
Unisex

Other meanings

Sources the Pukui and Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary, Place Names of Hawaii, Nānā i ke Kumu, wehewehe.org, Wiktionary's Hawaiian given names and U.S. Social Security baby-name records. How this site is compiled · Send a correction

Questions people ask

What Hawaiian girl names mean light?

Alana (awakening, an offering), Mahina (moon, moonlight), Hōkūlani (heavenly star), Alaula (light of early dawn, sunset glow), Alohilani (bright sky, heavenly brightness), Kala (the sun).

What Hawaiian boy names mean light?

Keao (the daylight), Lakalo (Lazarus), Lopaka (Hawaiian form of Robert), Uilama (bright youthful beauty), Kalāhiki (the rising sun), Kāne (man, god of creation, light and fresh water).