Ko’olau means windward. A very appropriate name for a mountain range that runs up the windward side of the island of O’ahu. It can be used as an adjective too, to describe something that is on the windward side.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 18th
![Ko’olau means windward.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5c9415a/2147483647/strip/true/crop/901x751+0+0/resize/880x733!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F95%2F51%2F1979753a4b5c99b1a1ccb4c19948%2Fjanuary-18.png)