What does ʻohe mean in Hawaiian?
ʻOhe is bamboo, and the many things made from it: nose flutes, rattles, stamping pipes, fishing poles, and the tubes used to carry water.
The ʻohe hano ihu, the bamboo nose flute, is among the oldest Hawaiian instruments, and the ʻohe kāʻeke stamping pipes keep time for hula. The plant runs through the practical and musical life of the islands at once.
Say it OH-heh. Every vowel is pronounced, and the capitalized syllable takes the stress. The ʻokina (ʻ) is a short catch in the voice, like the break in “uh-oh”. The pronunciation guide covers the rules.
On this site ʻohe is part of 2 names: 0 begin with it, 2 end with it. They split evenly between girls and boys, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning music.