Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 6th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published July 6, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

Hapa is most often used in English conversation to describe something that is mixed or part of something.

Hapa is most often used in English conversation to describe something that is mixed or part something. And although it comes from the English word “half,” it means portion or part. We hear hapa used in hapa Hawaiʻi for part Hawaiian, or hapa haole for part foreign.

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Leilani Poliʻahu

See stories by Leilani Poliʻahu

More Episodes

Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 3rd

Leilani Poliʻahu

Manaʻo means "to think, thought, idea, belief, meaning, opinion, suggestion." We often talk about our manaʻo, and we often share our manaʻo with our friends.
Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: July 2nd

Leilani Poliʻahu

Another beautiful Hawaiian name that is so often mispronounced is Kalanianaʻole and it means “the chief without measure.” It is a name given to so many prominent landmarks and the one that seems to give a lot of trouble to people in the broadcast media.