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Hawaiian Word of The Day
Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: December 8th

By Leilani Poliʻahu
Published December 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST
Almost everyone knows that a doorway is a puka. But how do you say door? Try pani puka. Pani puka is the thing that closes, blocks, or covers an opening. Puka is the doorway, ke pani puka is the door itself.

Almost everyone knows that a doorway is a puka. But how do you say door? Try pani puka. Pani puka is the thing that closes, blocks, or covers an opening. Puka is the doorway, ke pani puka is the door itself.

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