What does lehua mean in Hawaiian?
Lehua is the red pompom flower of the ʻōhiʻa tree (Metrosideros polymorpha), the first tree to grow on new lava and the flower of Hawaiʻi island. It is sacred to Pele and to the hula goddess Laka, and in poetry a lehua is a warrior, a beloved, or an expert. Lehua is a girl's name on its own, and it forms Leilehua (lehua lei), Kalehua (the lehua), and Lehuanani (beautiful lehua).
Say it leh-HOO-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site lehua is part of 2 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it, and 1 carry it elsewhere. Most are girl names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning flower.