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Today's Hawaiian Word of the Day is k?ma?a; for shoe, sandal, slipper, boot, ti leaf, or tapa sandal, shoes.
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Makua is a very general term for parent, or any relative of the parent's generation, as in an uncle or aunt. Since the main stock of a plant is thought of…
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?Elemakule means old man or to become an old man. Although ?elemakula also means “old,” use it only for males – there's another word, luahine, for old…
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Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is moku. We often use moku to mean a district, an island, severed portion, or fragment, or as the root for other common words…
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Our Hawaiian word today is a good example of the importance of putting the right stress on vowel sounds, or leaving them off. Lolo means brains, and it is…
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Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is l?nai, a term often used, and most often mispronounced or confused with other similar words. It means porch, veranda,…
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Mana is another Hawaiian word we often hear in English conversation. People will tell of someone or something having mana – supernatural or divine power.…
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Most of us know ipu to be the gourd we see and hear in the hands of many hula dancers and chanters. But it also has other meanings – it can be used to…
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Our Hawaiian word for today is ?auhau, it means tax. And yes, it's that time of the year again. As you work on your taxes, remember this Hawaiian word:…
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Our Hawaiian word for today is a well-known place name on Kaua?i, Po?ip?. It is often mispronounced because people see the first three letters as a group…