Hawaiian Word of the Day: April 22nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published April 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM HST

Every evening when we look into the sky, and see the planet Venus, we should remember that the stars and planets have Hawaiian names. And hōkūloa, our Hawaiian Word of the Day, is what we call Venus.

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