Definition: The word "hookipa" appears to be a term or phrase in Hawaiian culture, referring to something that ends up being a "hooked" part of an object. This word generally means an item that has been attached to another object by hooking it and then bringing it down into a lower position or shape. In Hawaiian mythology, this practice is often associated with the god Maui's desire for the sun to shine upon his island, prompting the goddess Hina to create a hookipa from wood, which she then brought up higher in the sky.