What does kula mean in Hawaiian?
Kula is gold, borrowed from English, and an older Hawaiian word for a plain, open country, or a school. Kula on Maui is the upland farming district. Kakula is the gold, Kulalani heavenly gold, Leikula a golden lei.
Say it KOO-lah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site kula is part of 7 names: 4 begin with it, 3 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning earth.