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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

May 29th: Kaulana

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published May 29, 2026 at 12:00 AM HST

Kaulana means famous, celebrated, renowned, well-known.

Kaulana means famous, celebrated, renowned, well-known.

Hawaiian Word of the Day

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May 28th: Akua

Leilani Poliʻahu

Akua has many meanings, but none more common in today's Hawaiian than "god." In Hawaiian, there are many different kinds of gods, and akua can mean goddess, spirit, ghost, devil, image, idol, divine, even a corpse.
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May 27th: Leo

Leilani Poliʻahu

Leo means voice, tone, tune, melody, sound, command, and more. It is most often used today to mean voice and is heard often in describing singers, such as the leo nahenahe, or as the name of the private preschool Punanaleo, “the voice nest.”