Hawaiian Names Meaning Sun

Lā is the sun and the day. These names describe sunrise, the sun's glow, and the warm season.

Spotlight · names meaning sun

Māui
“the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui”
Māui, Polynesian trickster hero
MOW-eeBoy
Alaula
“light of early dawn, sunset glow”
alaula (dawn light, afterglow)
ah-lah-OO-lahGirl
Kala
“the sun”
kathe+lāsun
KAH-lahGirl

Updated September 26, 2026

16 names · 7 girl · 3 boy · 6 unisex

The Hawaiian words for sun

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

Strength
Māui
“the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui”
Pronounced MOW-ee
Boy
Light
Alaula
“light of early dawn, sunset glow”
Pronounced ah-lah-OO-lah
Girl
Light
Kala
“the sun”
Pronounced KAH-lahka + lā
Girl
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
Moon
Kepola
“Deborah”
Pronounced keh-POH-lah
Girl
Light
Lakalo
“Lazarus”
Pronounced lah-KAH-loh
Boy
Hawaiian
Haleakalā
“house of the sun, the great mountain of Maui”
Pronounced hah-leh-ah-kah-LAHhale + a + ka + lā
Unisex
Light
Kalāhiki
“the rising sun”
Pronounced kah-lah-HEE-keeka + lā + hiki
Boy
Light
Kaʻōnohi
“the eyeball of the sun, the sun's core”
Pronounced kah-OH-noh-heeka + ʻōnohi
Unisex
Nature
Kauwela
“summer, the warm season”
Pronounced kow-VEH-lahkau + wela
Unisex
Light
Kealaula
“the light of dawn”
Pronounced keh-ah-lah-OO-lahke + alaula
Girl
Light
Lā
“sun, day”
Pronounced LAH
Unisex
Hawaiian
Lahaina
“cruel sun, the old royal capital on Maui”
Pronounced lah-HYE-nahlā + hainā
Unisex
Light
Lālani
“row, rank, line; also read as heavenly lei”
Pronounced lah-LAH-nee
Girl
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 sun?

Alaula (light of early dawn, sunset glow), Kala (the sun), Kamala (sunny child), Kawena (the glow, rosy glow of sunset), Kepola (Deborah), Kealaula (the light of dawn).

What Hawaiian boy names mean sun?

Māui (the demigod who snared the sun, the island of Maui), Lakalo (Lazarus), Kalāhiki (the rising sun).