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Kuene means: waiter, waitress, steward, treasurer, to wait on a table, to put in order, to arrange or to lay out. We most often use kuene for those who wait on us in restaurants.

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is ʻokakopa. Yes, it is a borrowed word and it means October. All of our month names are borrowed from English, which borrowed them from other languages.

Paʻa is a very commonly used word that can mean: firm, solid, tight, adhering, durable, fast, fixed, stuck, secure, closed, and so much more. Paʻa ā paʻa means held fast, so hoʻo paʻa means to make fast, to bind.

HART CEO Lori Kahikina talks about the timeline on the latest leg of the Skyline into Honolulu’s urban core; Filmmaker Stephan Boeker shares his award-winning short film documenting the work of a Maui architect.

Aupuni means “government,” and can be modified to tell what kind of government we are talking about. For example, aupuni peke lala is the federal government, and aupuni koloniala is the colonial government.

Young adult authors Lurline McGregor and Nikki Van de Car shared the origins of their books and their writing process with our audiences in the Atherton Performing Arts Studio on October 17th, 2025 and October 23rd, 2025, respectively. Their storytelling sessions were part of our Live from the Atherton: Storytellersʻ series, sponsored by HMSA.

Local authors Megan Kakimoto and Kristiana Kahakauwila discuss their books and share their love of the short story in our Atherton Performing Arts Studio on May 15th, 2025. Their discussion was part of our Live from the Atherton: Storytellersʻ Series, sponsored by HMSA.

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.”