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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Wiwoʻole

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  • January 17, 2023
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Wiwoʻole

—Fearless, brave, bold, courageous.

Previous ʻōlelo
Kuleana
Ahonui
Hōʻihi
Hāmau
Naʻau
All ʻŌlelo of the Week

“As a graduate from Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu, one of Iosepa Nāwahī’s best characteristics is being wiwoʻole, is being fearless, which is the type of person that we all should strive to be everyday.”

—Kekailiko Medeiros, Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo

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

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