What does Haleakalā mean?
Haleakalā is a Hawaiian unisex name that means house of the sun, the great mountain of Maui. The name comes from hale (house) + a (of) + ka (the) + lā (sun). It is pronounced hah-leh-ah-kah-LAH, with 5 syllables. The stressed syllable is written in capitals.
Haleakalā belongs with other Hawaiian names about sun and mountain.
How to pronounce Haleakalā
Say every vowel. A as in “father”, e as in “bet”, i as “ee”, o as in “go”, u as “oo”. A vowel with a line over it (kahakō) is held slightly longer. See the full Hawaiian pronunciation guide.
Is Haleakalā a boy or girl name?
Haleakalā is a unisex Hawaiian name. In Hawaiian tradition most names were given without regard to gender, and Haleakalā is still used for both boys and girls.