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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.

Pehea ʻoe – How are you? Pehea means “how” and ʻoe means “you.” We often hear this greeting even from those who do not speak Hawaiian. Pehea ʻoe? – How are you? Maikaʻi nō wau – Fine.

One of the Hawaiian words first learned by most non-Hawaiians is wahine for “woman.” Kāne for “man” and wahine for “woman” are often painted on restroom doors. It also means lady, wife, female, queen in a deck of cards, and even femininity.

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.

Our Hawaiian word for today is, hoa aloha. Although aikāne is probably commonly used by non-native speakers to mean “friend,” hoa aloha is the preferred Hawaiian word.

Most of you will remember that ʻaʻole means no. And many people are confused when they hear ʻaʻohe. No, it's not a mispronunciation. ʻAʻohe means no, too, but it is generally used to mean none.

Waiwai means goods, property, assets, valuables, value, worth, wealth. We most often hear waiwai to mean rich, wealth, or value, as in the popular song “Iesū me ke kanaka waiwai,” – Jesus and the Rich Man – written by Johnny Almeida.

Kauaʻi Mayor Derek Kawakami addresses Hurricane Lowell impacts; HPR's Mark Ladao has more on Lowell on Oʻahu; UH researcher talks pilot whale study

Leʻa means: joy, pleasure, happiness, merry, and many more wonderful feelings. Yes, it is the same leʻa we use in the name of the double-hull sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa. Hōkūleʻa translates to mean “star of gladness.”