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Nahu means to bite. It can be the bite of anything—from an insect that bites, to the bite of a dog, or even the bite you take out of a piece of cake.

Pau is one of the most commonly used, and misused, of Hawaiian words. Pau kahana – the work is finished. Yes, pau means finished, ended, all done, final, even consumed and destroyed. Work is finished, so you can say “pau kahana.” But don?t say “I'm pau,” that would mean you are dead or finished. And don't ask, “Are you pau?”

Local trio Kilia brought their youth-infused style of classic Hawaiian music to the Atherton Performing Arts Studio on February 1st, 2025. Their performance was part of our celebration of Ka Mahina ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian Language Month), and kicked off our 2025 Live from the Atherton: Mele Hawaii concert series, sponsored by HMSA.

John Bravender, of the National Weather Service, shares news of a third weather disturbance forming after Tropical Storm Moke; Capitol Modern combines several art festival events into one day: "Super Saturday."

Listen to a special broadcast of Dr. Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorioʻs performance in our Atherton Performing Arts Studio. The author, musician, and University of Hawaiʻi professor shares a collection of songs and stories he calls, "Intimacies: Poetics of a People Beloved."

HECO shares updates on getting the lights back on after Hurricane Lala; HPR shares more stories from students and staff across the islands in the second installment of “Homeroom Hawaiʻi.”

Kauaʻi's electric utility works to restore power across the island; Punahou president Mike Latham remembers alumni who died; Filmmaker talks LNG documentary

Hawaiian Electric Company VP of Communications Jim Kelly shares the latest on Kauaʻi’s recovery efforts; HPR returns with the latest installment of Homeroom Hawaiʻi.

Manu means bird or any winged creature, even the wing of a kite. We have many kinds of beautiful manu in Hawaiʻi, many of them found only in Hawaiʻi, and threatened with extinction.

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is the name of our state, Hawaiʻi. It is pronounced either as “Hawaiʻi” or “Havaiʻi.” Yes, either is okay. Language experts say you can pronounce it with a “w” or a “v” if that sound follows an “a.”