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Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: December 7th

Published December 7, 2021 at 12:00 AM HST

ʻŌlelo means “language, speech, statement, utterance, term, tidings, or to speak, tell, say, talk.” The Hawaiian language is the ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi.

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