Hawaiian Word of the Day: May 3rd

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published May 3, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

While you most often hear Palani as the Hawaiian transliteration of the name Frank or Frances, it also means France or French. We don't have a lot of Palani in Hawaiʻi, but there are many in Tahiti.

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