What does kilakila mean in Hawaiian?
Kilakila is the doubled form of kila, and the doubling raises it: a mountain standing above everything around it, a person of commanding presence.
Say it kee-lah-KEE-lah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kilakila is part of 3 names: 1 begin with it, 1 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.