‘O keOboe kekahipila ho‘okani o nāwoodwind.‘Elua ‘ohe a ke oboe. Mamua o ka makahiki 1770, kapa ‘ia (ma ka ‘ōlelo Pelekania), ‘oia ho‘i, "hautbois", "hoboy", ai‘ole "French hoboy".[1] Hele mai ke kepela o "oboe" ma ka ‘ōlelo Pelekania ~1770 mai ke kepela Ikalia,oboè, he unuhina ua pīmaūanaʻmai ka ho‘opuka o ke kepela Palani,hautbois. ‘Ohautbois ka huaʻōlelo ua hoʻohui hoʻohōkālaniʻia ohaut ("luna, leo nui") amebois ("lā‘au, woodwind"). ‘O kekahimea ho‘okani pila i ho‘okani mai ke oboe kamea oboe.
