Iwalani - ee-wah-LAH-nee The meaning of the name Iwalani is Heavenly Seagull. The origin of the name Iwalani is Hawaiian. This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language. People who like the name Iwalani also like: Chase, Ephraim, Simon, Anoki, Esben, Sinclair, Tokala.