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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: June 8th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published June 8, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

Pōloli means hungry, hunger, famine.

Hungry? In Hawaiian we say pōloli. It means hungry, hunger, famine.

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ʻAʻole means “no.” ʻAʻole is an interjection which also means “not, never,” and you may hear it pronounced ʻaʻale. You will commonly hear it even in English conversation when people say - ʻaʻole pilikia – no trouble.