Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 30th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published August 30, 2024 at 8:31 AM HST

Waihona is a depository. It can be a closet, a file, even a bank – any place for laying up things for safekeeping. A waihona noʻo noʻo, or place to store thoughts, for example, is your mind.

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