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Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 16th

Our Hawaiian word for today is koʻo for “support.”

Our Hawaiian word for today is koʻo for “support.” Koʻo has many meanings and many uses, but most commonly is used to describe a brace or a prop, a helper, something used to help support something else — even a cane becomes a koʻo koʻo.

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