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Makau == fishhook

A delightful counterpoint to yesterday‘s word (makaʻu == fear), showing how the addition or removal of the ʻokina changes the word completely.
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Hawaiian Word of the Day: August 8th

Makau means fishhook, something we see everyday in Hawaiʻi, even if you don't go near the water. The beautiful fishhooks carved form bone and used as a decoration around the necks of so many men and women in Hawaiʻi today are correctly called makau.

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