What does hekili mean in Hawaiian?
Hekili is thunder, the voice of the gods in storms. It is a strong boy's name on its own, and it forms Kahekili (the thunder, the name of a famous eighteenth-century king of Maui), Hekililani (heavenly thunder), and Hekilikai (thunder of the sea).
Say it heh-KEE-lee. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site hekili is part of 4 names: 1 begin with it, 2 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning strength.