Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 12th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published July 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM HST

Kalaupapa a beautiful place on Molokaʻi that is often in the news. It means “the flat plain” and is another one of those often mispronounced Hawaiian place names.

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