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Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 15th

Kai, for ocean, is another of those short, simple Hawaiian words used by so many who do not speak the language.

Kai, for ocean, is another of those short, simple Hawaiian words used by so many who do not speak the language. It is part of many names such as: Kainalu, Kainehe, Kaiʻolu, Kaiʻoli, Kaioʻo, and even Hawaiʻi Kai. And it is often mispronounced.

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