What does loea mean in Hawaiian?
Loea is deep skill in a craft, and the person who holds it. It is not general cleverness but mastery of a specific practice, earned over years.
Say it loh-EH-ah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site loea is part of 3 names: 1 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 wisdom.