Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 25th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published October 25, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Awakea means midday, and we often hear it in the popular noon day greeting: aloha awakea. All of the popular greetings that incorporate specific times of the day were added to the Hawaiian language in modern times.

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