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Hawaiian Word of The Day
Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: April 1st

By Leilani Poliʻahu
Published April 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM HST
Our Hawaiian word for today is another borrowed word, ʻApelila is how we say April in Hawaiian. We borrowed ʻApelila from the English language, which borrowed it in turn from Latin. It is the fourth month of the year.

Our Hawaiian word for today is another borrowed word, ʻApelila is how we say April in Hawaiian. We borrowed ʻApelila from the English language, which borrowed it in turn from Latin. It is the fourth month of the year.

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