Akua

See also: akua

Hawaiian

Etymology

Capitalized version of akua (“god”), a calque of English God.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈku.a/, [əˈku.wə]

Noun

ke Akua

1. (preceded by definite article) God (Christian)
   • 1840, October 8th, 1840 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom

     Ua hana mai ke Akua i nā lāhui kānaka a pau i ke koko hoʻokahi, e noho like lākou ma ka honua nei me ke kuʻikahi, a me ka pōmaikaʻi. Ua hāʻawi mai nō ke Akua i kekahi mau waiwai like, no nā kānaka a pau, me nā aliʻi a pau o nā ʻāina a pau loa.

     God hath made of one blood all nations of men, to dwell on the face of the earth in unity and blessedness. God has also bestowed certain rights alike on all men, and all chiefs and all people of all lands.