Save Type Settlement Usage Hawaiian Pronounced Pron. /kaɪ.ˈlu.ːə/, [kɐj.ˈlu.wə] [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Hawaiian kailua meaning "two seas", from kai meaning "sea, seawater" and ʻelua, meaning "two". The community in Hawaiʻi is named for two former fishponds located nearby.