Hawaiian Word of the Day
Weekdays at 7:29am & 5:29pm on HPR-1, and 3:06pm on HPR-2
This daily feature encourages awareness of the use of Hawaiian language, or ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi, in everyday conversation. In each 30-second vignette, host Leilani Poliʻahu introduces a new word, explains what it means, spells it, and models the correct pronunciation.
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Piha means full, complete, filled, loaded. Piha ka ʻōpū simply means the stomach is full. Piha can also mean full-blooded, as in Hawaiʻi piha, pure Hawaiian.