Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 2nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published November 2, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

Heluhelu means “to read.” Helu, by itself, is to count, but re-duplicating it gives us a new word: to read. All of us can heluhelu and we do it everyday reading books, newspapers, magazines, signs, and more.

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