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Hawaiian Word of the Day: September 13th

“Pua” is blossom and the modifier “kō” means sugar cane.

Puakō is the name of a place on the Big Island, a beautiful place on the Kohala Coast where some 3,000 petroglyphs have been found. It means sugar cane blossom. “Pua” is blossom and the modifier “” means sugar cane.

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