Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 14th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM HST

Another of our beautiful place names so often mispronounced is Kuapā. Kuapā is the old name for Maunalua Fish Pond where the Hawaiʻi Kai Marina is now located. Kuapā was partly filled in when Hawaiʻi Kai was built.

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