March 23rd: Puana

For the caller who wanted to know what puana meant, as in the line so commonly used in the last verse of a song. In that case, puana means the attack or beginning of a song. Haʻina ʻia mai ana ka puana just means to start to tell the summary — refrain of the song.

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March 16th: Pānini

Whether you use them as fences to keep cattle from strolling into your yard, or decoration in your home, pānini are a pretty popular plant in Hawaiʻi nei. Pānini is a cactus, from which we can also make liquor.

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Kīpuka == clearing in a lava flow where original vegetation grows.
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #lavaFlow #volcano #lava #learnHawaiian #hawaiian
Interests

Alaheʻe haole == mock orange
I posted this last year but I’m repeating because this time I have a photo of what I call mock orange. I ran across this shrub in Monterrey Park last week.
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #mockOrange #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-10th
March 9th: Leʻa

Leʻa means: joy, pleasure, happiness, merry, and many more wonderful feelings. Yes, it is the same leʻa we use in the name of the double hull sailing canoe Hōkūleʻa. Hōkūleʻa translates to mean “star of gladness.”

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#Starmer crisis deepens as shock poll shows hard-Left
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#4

Is the #US the most pressing threat to peace? – podcast
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/news.html#27

#Samsung confirms Galaxy S26 series has an 8-bit display
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#27

2 vehicles torched in #Kathmandu; pamphlets linked to
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/etc.html#Nepal

Supreme Court Sides With Religious Parents, #Blocking
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/politics.html#8

#Hawaiian #Home Lands rent-to-own prospect has few takers
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/us-capitals.html#Honolulu

UK

This legend reinforces the #Honu's role as a "nurturing and watchful spirit". Beyond local legends, the Honu is credited with #guiding the first #Polynesian voyagers across thousands of miles of open ocean to the #Hawaiian Islands.
March 2nd: Neʻe

Neʻe means to move along little by little, as many of us do every day in heavy traffic. It can also be used to tell someone that you have moved from one place to another – ua neʻe? – I have moved.

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Easy Hawaiian Butter Mochi.#Hawaiian #mochi