Kula has a number of meanings including: "plain, field, or open pasture." It also means "a source" and it is Hawaiian for the English word "gold." But perhaps the best-known usage in English is to mean "school." Say it with a modifier, such as kula kiʻekiʻe, a high school.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: June 20th
![Kula has a number of meanings including: "plain, field, or open pasture." It also means "a source" and it is Hawaiian for the English word "gold." But perhaps the best-known usage in English is to mean "school."](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/5e2c29d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/901x751+0+0/resize/880x733!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fb5%2F5d%2F4b546c35490c83e66ca814deb5d7%2Fjune-20.png)