Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 20th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published August 20, 2021 at 12:00 AM HST

Yesterday we told you about mauka, a direction meaning “at the upland.” Today's Hawaiian Word of the Day is makai, meaning “at the sea” the opposite direction of mauka. It is actually two words: ma meaning “at” and kai meaning “sea.”

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