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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

March 17th: Pāmia

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published March 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is a new one, pāmia. It means used, as in second hand. So a second hand car is a kaʻa pāmia.

Our Hawaiian word for today is a new one, pāmia. It means used, as in second hand. So a second hand car is a kaʻa pāmia.

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