Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 2nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published August 2, 2022 at 12:00 AM HST

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

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