April 20th: Nahu

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published April 20, 2026 at 12:00 AM HST

Nahu means to bite. And it can be the bite of anything – from an insect that bites, to the bite of a dog, or even the bite you take out of a piece of cake.

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