October 23rd: Anakē

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published October 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM HST

ʻAnakē is another term we borrowed from English, and it means aunty. We have so many aunties in Hawaiʻi, ʻanakē should come in handy.

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