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Hawaiian Word of The Day
Hawaiian Word of the Day

April 1st: ʻApelila

By Leilani Poliʻahu
Published April 1, 2026 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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