Lānai == porch #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #porch #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-23rd

Hōkūloa == the planet Venus #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #venus #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-22nd

Hoʻopulapula == rehabilitate; ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula == Homestead Lands #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #rehabilitate #rehabilitation #hawaiianHomestead #homestead #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-21st

Kupua == demi-god #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #demigod #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/show/hawaiian-word-of-the-day

Peʻe == to hide oneself #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #hide #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-11th

Pēlā == in that was, thus; pēlā nō == that’s so, exactly #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #thus #exactly #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-10th

Ipu == gourd #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #gourd #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-9th

Lawelawe == to serve #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #serve #service #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-7th

Hoʻōpala == litter #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #litter #litterbug #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-4th

ʻAuhau == tax #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #tax #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-2nd

ʻApelila ==April #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #april #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-1st

Mea == thing
Also, my kumu said that Hawaiian speakers use this word as their “filler” when grasping for the next thing to say… as in English you might use “um, uh, …” you might say “mea, mea, …” when speaking Hawaiian. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #thing #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-20th

Wili == twist, screw, wind #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #twist#screw #wind #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-14th

Hāpai == carry, lift #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #carry #lift #raise #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-12th

Alaheʻe haole == mock orange #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #mockOrange #orange #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-10th

Noho kū == stool #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #stool #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-20th

Leo ʻekolu == tenor (it’s an eclectic selection of words they come up with, isn’t it? Every day I’m excited to see what’s next!) #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #tenor #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-19th

Kūlanakauhale == town
This is one of my Drops vocabulary words, which I have trouble with (such a long word!) Duolingo uses kaona. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #town #languageDrops #duolingo #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-18th

Kūhiō - a placename, chosen for today because it’s often mispronounced! Do click through the link to listen to the 30-second audio and experience the correct pronunciation! #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #kūhiō #waikīkī #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-12th