Hawaiian Word of The Day Hawaiian Word of the Day Hawaiian Word of the Day: January 8th Hawaii Public Radio | By Leilani Poliʻahu Published January 8, 2021 at 12:00 AM HST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 0:29 Our Hawaiian word of the day is poelele, a word that ancient Hawaiians had no need for. Poelele means satellite, it's a flying round object.