Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nīnau
Nīnau—Question; to ask a question, inquire, interrogate; interrogation; query.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lani
Lani—Sky, heaven; heavenly, spiritual.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hālau
Hālau—Long house, as for canoes or hula instruction; meeting house.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Noiʻi
Noiʻi—To seek knowledge or information; to investigate; investigation, examination, research, searching for even the smallest detail.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Wiwoʻole
Wiwoʻole—Fearless, brave, bold, courageous.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kuleana
Kuleana—Right, privilege, concern, responsibility.
UH News Hawaiian Words of the Week 2022
Mahalo to the students, faculty and staff members who shared words that inspired them.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Ahonui
Ahonui—Patience; patient, enduring, long suffering; to tolerate.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hōʻihi
Hōʻihi—To treat as sacred; to hallow.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hāmau
Hāmau—Silent, silence.
