What does mauna mean in Hawaiian?
Mauna is a mountain, as in Mauna Kea (white mountain) and Mauna Loa (long mountain), the two great volcanoes of Hawaiʻi island. Mountains were the realm of the gods and the source of water. Kamauna is the mountain, Maunalani a heavenly mountain, Leimauna a lei of mountains.
Say it MOW-nah. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.