Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 7th
Our Hawaiian Word of the Day is another short phrase you can use, auē ka nani. And it means, "how beautiful."
Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 6th
Our Hawaiian word for today is really a short and useful phrase, naʻu e uku. It means "my treat" or "I'll pay."
Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 5th
Luahine means old woman. Luahine is most often used by non-Hawaiian speakers as a proper name, as in the great hula dancer ʻIolani Luahine.
Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 3rd
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.
Hawaiian Word of the Day
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.
Māmala - Old name of Honolulu harbor
According to Wehewehe it also can mean a fragment, splinter or chip; or a stroke, as of a paddle or war club.
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Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 29th
Millions of people see it every year, but few know that the bay that extends from Honolulu Harbor to Pearl Harbor is called Māmala.
Wait a minute!! Today is October 24, not October 27! HPR goofed up. The actual Hawaiian Word of the Day today is:
ʻEleʻele == black
So what am I going to do come Monday, eh? Send out the listing for kiʻi again?
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Hawaiian Word of the Day: October 24th
ʻEleʻele is the Hawaiian word for black. So anything that is black can be said to be ʻeleʻele. Yes, the place called ʻEleʻele on Kauaʻi has the same meaning: black.
Moani
