Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 12th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 12, 2024 at 10:31 AM HST

Kūhiō, the beautiful name given to a major avenue in Waikīkī, a beach, our federal building, and so many other place in Hawaiʻi is so often mispronounced, that we chose it for our Hawaiian Word of the Day.

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