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State Senate President Ron Kouchi shares how f Kauaʻi is recovering after Hurricane Lowell; UH Professor Karl Kim shares what disasters — both manmade and natural — can teach us.

Alapiʻi means stairs, steps, ladder or any ascent. Even a musical scale can be called an alapiʻi mele. Be careful when you walk up the alapiʻi!

Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is waiū, for “milk.” Literally, it means "breast liquid," and can also be used to mean "breast."

Julia Rose, of The Nature Conservancy, surveys damage to Hawaiʻi’s reefs following the recent storms; behavioral scientist Gleb Tsipursky explains the practical uses and pitfalls of AI in his new book.

Carol Kai Inouye, founder of the Great Aloha Run, passes the torch to developer Christine Camp to keep the race going; Kapolei Middle School faces new challenges in keeping its ʻŌlelo Hawaʻi immersion program alive.

Ahiahi, the Hawaiian word for “evening,” is one that calls for a glide in your pronunciation. Ahiahi is that beautiful time of day, the late afternoon.

Ulu means “to grow, increase, spread.” It is often used in conjunction with such words as wehi. Ulu wehi, for example, means “lush and beautiful, festively adorned.”

Kikowaena means “center.” You can use it to describe such things as a shopping center. Ala Moana Center, for example, is kikowaena kūʻai ʻo Ala Moana.

Verizon shares how they're keeping customers connected after the impacts of the hurricanes; organizers of the upcoming Hawaiʻi Immigration & Inclusion Conference discuss the need for immigrant protection.

Most people who live in Hawaiʻi know what a maile lei is, but it is one of those Hawaiian words that is all too often mispronounced. Maile is a native twining shrub with shiny, fragrant leaves, used for decorations and lei, especially on important occasions. Maile is pronounced “mai-lei,” not to be confused with the Leeward Oʻahu community called Māʻili.