ʻOma == oven
#duolingo taught me this word a long time ago, but I don’t think it ever showed me this image until just recently! Since I have finished the course, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen anything new in it. They last updated the course a couple of years ago. The #duolingoHawaiian course has only 25 units, the popular languages like Spanish have more than 100 and with a lot more features like speaking exercises and stories.
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #oven #learnHawaiian #hawaiian
…and here’s “dizzy” number #27 — yesterday’s Hulihua puzzle solution. “Pihoa” isn’t listed when looking up “dizzy” … but when you look up “pihoa,” the definition consists of the single word “dizzy”  
#Hulihua No. 1559, 2026-04-09
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #dizzy #learnHawaiian #hawaiian
Kīpuka == clearing in a lava flow where original vegetation grows.
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #lavaFlow #volcano #lava #learnHawaiian #hawaiian
A hui hou == see you later, bye, literally until we meet again
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #bye #seeYouLater #soLong #learnHawaiian #hawaiian

Kinai == extinguish, as in putting out a fire

#Hulihua No. 1454, 2025-12-25
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #extinguish #learnHawaiian #hawaiian

Pēheu == soft, flabby

#Hulihua No. 1446, 2025-12-17
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #(word) #learnHawaiian #hawaiian

Niolo == upright, stately
#Hulihua No. 1441, 2025-12-12
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #upright #stately #learnHawaiian #hawaiian
ʻĪlio == dog
My perpetual Hawaiian word of the day calendar is kind of tattered, so I’m going to spend my Saturday seeing if there is a pattern for 3-D printing a display box to hold the pages.
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #dog #LearnHawaiian #languageLearning #hawaiian