Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 13th

If you listen to the weather forecasts, you will often hear the name ʻAlenuihāhā, our Hawaiian word for today. It is the name of the channel between Hawaiʻi and Maui, and is often mispronounced. It means “great billows smashing.”

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Hawaiian Word of the Day: February 26th

ʻAle is a wave out at sea, not to be confused with nalu, a wave or surf nearing land. A better English equivalent might be a billow.

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Billow Observatory - Stareside

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Billow Observatory - Inner Citadel

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