Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 1st

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published October 1, 2021 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is ʻokakopa. Yes, it is a borrowed word and it means October. All of our month names are borrowed from English, which borrowed them from other languages.

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