Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 19th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published July 19, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

If you've ever walked the beach looking for a glass ball, you'll enjoy today's word of the day: pōpō aniani which means glass ball. Pōpō means “ball,” and aniani means “glass.”

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