Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 19th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 20, 2024 at 10:38 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is leo ʻekolu, literally third voice, it is how we say tenor in Hawaiian. Leo means voice, and ʻekolu means three. Not counting falsetto, leo ʻekolu is the highest of the male voices.

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