Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 22nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published November 22, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is naupaka, a native species of shrubs found in both the mountains and on the coasts. And who hasn't heard the stories about why the shrub flowers that look like half flowers?

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