lehua

[ ley-hoo-ah ]

/ leɪˈhu ɑ /

Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.

the bright-red, corymbose flower of this tree.

Origin of lehua

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1885–90

It was a good night, though I suspect that Lehua Alapai and the Mowbray sisters had at least as much fun as I did.

New Moon Rises Over Hollywood |Kim Masters |November 17, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
But there was another matter not so clear, and Lehua and Keola talked of it all night and were troubled.

Island Nights' Entertainments |Robert Louis Stevenson
She had the same experience on Lehua, on Kiihau, and on the large island of Kauai.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii |Nathaniel Bright Emerson
Lehua (verse 6) is the well-known bird-island, lying north of Niihau and visible from the Waimea side of Kauai.

Unwritten Literature of Hawaii |Nathaniel Bright Emerson

The sun was hot in the sky, making her cheeks red like lehua flowers.

Legends of Gods and Ghosts (Hawaiian Mythology) |W. D. (William Drake) Westervelt
Keola and Lehua took his advice, and gave many dollars to the lepers and the fund.

Island Nights' Entertainments |Robert Louis Stevenson