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If you barbecue a lot, you probably already know today's word of the day. Pūlehu means to broil. Although it most correctly means broiling as you would…
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Akua has many meanings, but none more common in today's Hawaiian than God. In Hawaiian, there are many different kinds of gods, and akua can mean goddess,…
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Today's Hawaiian Word of the Day is k?ma?a; for shoe, sandal, slipper, boot, ti leaf, or tapa sandal, shoes.
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Makua is a very general term for parent, or any relative of the parent's generation, as in an uncle or aunt. Since the main stock of a plant is thought of…
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?Elemakule means old man or to become an old man. Although ?elemakula also means “old,” use it only for males – there's another word, luahine, for old…
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Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is moku. We often use moku to mean a district, an island, severed portion, or fragment, or as the root for other common words…
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Our Hawaiian word today is a good example of the importance of putting the right stress on vowel sounds, or leaving them off. Lolo means brains, and it is…
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Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is k?hea meaning to call out, cry out, invoke, greet, or name. You may not use the word, but you hear its application often…
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Almost everyone knows that hula means, but did you know that hulahula means ballroom dancing with partners? Hulahula also means American dancing, ball, or…
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Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is l?nai, a term often used, and most often mispronounced or confused with other similar words. It means porch, veranda,…