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

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

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

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

Puʻuwai == heart (the organ), I believe “haka” is used for the shape (corticoid), thus “pua haka” (lit, heart-shaded flower) == antherium #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-11th

Ulia kaʻa == car accident #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #autoAccident #carAccident #accident #crash #carCrash #fenderBender #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-5th

ʻAha ʻōlelo == legislature #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #legislature #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-january-29th

The word for Friday was posted a little bit late, so I missed it yesterday!
Kinipōpō pōhīnaʻi == basketball
#hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #basketball https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-january-24th

I just learned that #HPR (#Hawaiian Public Radio) has a daily segment called "Hawaiian Word of the Day"! It turns out today is not the optimal day, the webpage for todayʻs edition has the text for "pani hakahaka" meaning "substitute," but the audio is for "ʻiolani"! I checked yesterdayʻs entry and the text and audio match, so hopefully today is just a rare fluke. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-january-3rd

ʻAno ʻē == weird #weird #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #OleloHawaii #LearnHawaiian #hawaiian #languageLearning

#hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #rose = loke. Nani kēia loke. = This rose is beautiful.