Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 24th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published January 24, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is kinipōpō pōhīnaʻi. Kinipōpō means ball, and pōhīnaʻi means the sport of basketball. So the ball used in basketball is a kinipōpō pōhīnaʻi.

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