Hawaiian Word of the Day: September 20th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published September 20, 2023 at 12:00 AM HST

When someone asks how you are, a good response might be, “oia mau nō,” an idiom that means “same as ever, just the same.”

When someone asks how you are, a good response might be, “ʻoia mau nō,” an idiom that means “same as ever, just the same.” It is often said in answer to the question, “Pehea ʻoe?”

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