Hawaiian Word of the Day: March 10th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published March 10, 2022 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is alaheʻe haole. Together alaheʻe haole is the Hawaiian name for mock orange, that handy bush so many of us use to make leis.

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