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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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