Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 27th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM HST

We all fill out forms, and you should know that those blanks you must fill in are hakahaka. Hakahaka just means “vacant space,” like those blanks on a form.

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