Waiāhole == a placename
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #waiahole #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-25th

Kōkeʻe == bend
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #bend #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-24th

Pekelala == federal
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #federal #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-23rd

Pō == night, darkness, obscurity, the realm of the gods
Do click through and listen to the host listing the days of the week in Hawaiian, or rather the nights of the week: “Pōʻakahi, Pōʻalua, Pōʻakolu a pēlā aku,” where “a pēlā aku” means “and so on.”
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #night #darkness #obscurity #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-22

Pīkake == jasmine flower, peacock
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #jasmine #peacock #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-21

Koʻolau == windward
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #windward #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-18th

Koko == blood
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #blood #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-17th

Waikīkī == spouting water
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #waikiki #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-16th

Lānaʻi == an island of the Hawaiian archipelago, a different word than “lānai” meaning “porch”
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #lanai #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-15th

Molokaʻi == an island of the Hawaiian archipelago
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #molokai #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-14th

Mōʻiliʻili == pebble lizard #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #pebbleLizard #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-11th

Hoihoi == pleasure, interest, happiness, joy, delight, enjoyment
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #pleasure #interest #happiness #joy #delight #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-10th

Mele == song
E kala mai (forgive me!) for posting this a day late!
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #song #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-9th

Hula == dance
“Don’t say ‘hula dancing,’ that’s redundant!”
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #hula #dance #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-8th

Muʻumuʻu == loose-fitting dress
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #muumuu #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-7th

Ea == independence
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #independence #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-4th

Manaʻo == think
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #thoughts #think #thought #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-3rd

Kalanianaʻole == the chief without measure
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #kalanianaʻole #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-2nd

Iulai == July
#hawaiianWordOfTheDay #july #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-july-1st

ʻOhana == family #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #family #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-june-30th