Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 3rd By Leilani Poli`ahu • Nov 3, 2020 ShareTweetEmail While you most often hear Palani as the Hawaiian transliteration of the name Frank or Frances. It also means France or French. We don't have a lot of Palani in HawaiĘ»i, but there are many in Tahiti. Listen Listening... / 0:30 Tags: HWOTDhawaiianWordShareTweetEmailView the discussion thread.