What does ʻupena mean in Hawaiian?
ʻUpena is a net. Net-making was specialised work with its own vocabulary — different nets for different fish, and kapu governing when each could be used.
Say it oo-PEH-nah. 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 ʻupena is part of 1 names: 0 begin with it, 1 end with it. Most are boy names, and all of them sit in the group of Hawaiian names meaning ocean.