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Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 8th

Makau means fishhook, something we see everyday in Hawaiʻi, even if you don't go near the water.

Makau means fishhook, something we see everyday in Hawaiʻi, even if you don't go near the water. The beautiful fishhooks carved form bone and used as a decoration around the necks of so many men and women in Hawaiʻi today are correctly called makau.

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