Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maoli
Maoli—Native, indigenous, aborigine, genuine, true, real, actual.
Maoli—Native, indigenous, aborigine, genuine, true, real, actual.
Ānuenue—Rainbow.
Pōmaikaʻi—Good fortune, blessed, fortunate.
Lawaiʻa—Fisherman, Fishing technique; to fish, to catch.
ʻOnipaʻa—Steadfast, firm, resolute, determined.
Hoʻomalu—To protect, to make peace.
Nahenahe—Soft, sweet, melodious, as music or a gentle voice.
Welina—A greeting of affection, similar to aloha; a salutation in a letter.
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Wehena—Opening, unfastening, taking off; solution, as of a problem.