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Hawaiian Word of the Day: December 6th

Hawaiian Word of the Day for December 6: Waiʻaleʻale, the name for the wettest spot on Earth.

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is Waiʻaleʻale, the name for the wettest spot on Earth. Waiʻaleʻale is the highest mountain on Kauaʻi, and Waiʻaleʻale means rippling or overflowing water, a very appropriate name for a place with more than 475 inches of rain a year.

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