Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 22nd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published October 22, 2021 at 12:00 AM HST

In Hawaiʻi, where everyone it seems is our uncle or aunty, the word ʻanakala comes in pretty handy. It is a borrowed word from the English language meaning “uncle.”

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