Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 7th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 7, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Nuʻuoʻa means high rise, and it wasn't too many years ago that there were no high rises in Hawai'i. That's still true on some islands, but there are plenty of them on Oʻahu.

Our Hawaiian word for today is something relatively new to Hawai'i. Nuʻuoʻa means high rise, and it wasn't too many years ago that there were no high rises in Hawai'i. That's still true on some islands, but there are plenty of them on Oʻahu.

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