Hawaiian Word of the Day: May 26th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published May 26, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is often mispronounced place name, Haʻikū. It means “a sharp break or to speak abruptly,” and is often confused with the Japanese term haiku for a type of poetry.

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