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Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻIkena

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  • August 2, 2022
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ʻIkena

—Knowledge.

Previous ʻōlelo
Hoʻomaha
ʻOlo ʻawa
Lako
Kākoʻo
Haliʻa
All ʻŌlelo of the Week

“Ua lehulehu a manomano ka ʻikena a ka Hawaiʻi. (Great and numerous is the knowledge of the Hawaiians.)”

—Kaleialoha Lum-Ho, Coordinator, Hulili Ke Kukui Hawaiian Center, Kūlana Hawaiʻi Hawaiian Programs Division, Honolulu Community College

For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to the UH Hilo Wehewehe Wikiwiki.

Olelo of the week

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