Hawaiian Word of the Week: Inoa
Inoa—Name, term, title.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hoe
Hoe—Paddle (As a canoe).
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻAwapuhi
ʻAwapuhi—Wild ginger.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nalo
Nalo —Out of sight, hidden. More ʻŌlelo of the Week “Aʻole au i ʻike ka puka komo i ke ala hekehi, ua nalo (I did not see the entrance to the hiking path, it disappeared).” —Kiki, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi…
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nohea
Nohea—Handsome, pretty, lovely of fine appeareance; a handsome or fine looking person.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Manakuke
Manakuke—mongoose.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Koholā
Koholā—Humpback whale, forcing up the water like waves hitting a reef, reef flats.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Pūliki
Pūliki—to embrace with arms, as in a hug, or holding an infant.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maui Komohana
Maui Komohana—West; Western Maui.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Leʻaleʻa
Leʻaleʻa—Fun; to have a good time.
