What does Kalawaiʻa mean in Hawaiian?
Kalawaiʻa is a Hawaiian boy name that means the, fisherman. The name comes from ka (the) + lawaiʻa (fisherman). It is pronounced kah-lah-WYE-ah, with 4 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
How to pronounce Kalawaiʻa
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. The ʻokina (ʻ) in Kalawaiʻa is a short pause, like the break in “uh-oh”. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Kalawaiʻa a boy or girl name?
Kalawaiʻa is used mainly as a boy's name. Like most Hawaiian names it has no grammatical gender, so it can be given to any child, but modern usage leans masculine.