Hawaiian Word of the Day: March 9th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published March 9, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

Leʻa means: joy, pleasure, happiness, merry, and many more wonderful feelings. Yes, it is the same leʻa we use in the name of the double hull sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa. Hōkūleʻa translates to mean “star of gladness.”

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