Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 2nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published August 2, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Pokoliko is another term given to an ethnic group that has settled in Hawaiʻi. Pokoliko is the Hawaiian transliteration of the English words Puerto Rico or Puerto Rican. And there are many pokoliko in Hawaiʻi nei.

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