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Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: September 27th

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published September 27, 2022 at 12:00 AM HST

Although kamaliʻi literally translates to mean “little child,” it is always used in the plural form to mean more than one little child.

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