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Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 31st

By Leilani Poliʻahu
Published July 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST
Pukikī is the Hawaiian word for the English word “Portuguese” — a group of people who arrived here by the thousands in the late 1800s.

Pukikī is the Hawaiian word for the English word “Portuguese” — a group of people who arrived here by the thousands in the late 1800s.

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