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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 6th

Hawaii Public Radio | By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published February 6, 2020 at 12:00 AM HST

?Ohana ??lani, or orange family, is how we say citrus in Hawaiian. ?Ohana of course is family. And ??lani for orange.

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