What does hainā mean in Hawaiian?
Hainā is cruelty, and it appears in place names describing harsh conditions — Lahaina on Maui is usually read as the cruel sun.
Say it hye-NAH. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held a little longer. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site hainā is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning fire.