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.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 24th
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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.