Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 24th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published August 24, 2023 at 10:46 AM HST

Pāʻia means noisy. It is best known as a small town in East Maui, and because it is so often misspelled, it is often mispronounced.

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