Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 7th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published January 7, 2022 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word of the Day is inoa kapakapa. Inoa means name. Together inoa kapakapa means nickname, pen name, or a fictitious name, an alias, or assumed name. Mark Twain was an inoa kapakapa.

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