#leilanipoliʻahu — Public Fediverse posts

Hoahānau == cousin
#hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #cousin #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-9th

Kahu == pastor, preacher, minister, an honored attendant, guardian, nurse, keeper of bones, regent, keeper, administrator. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #guardian #pastor #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-8th

ʻElemakule == old man
ʻōlelo keu (bonus word) Luahine == old woman
#hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #elderly #oldMan #oldWoman #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-7th

Līhuʻe == a cold chill #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #cold #chill #chilly #lihue #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-6th

Kapiʻolani == arch of heaven / a way to refer to a rainbow == ʻānuenue #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #rainbow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-5th

Kōkua == help #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #help #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-2nd

Hōʻike == to show #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #show #leiDay #mayDay #mayDayIsLeiDay #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-may-1st

Moku == district, and many additional meanings! Listen to this one, the host really gets an early start, jumping in just as the theme jingle begins so she can get all the vocabulary goodness into the allotted 30 seconds! :blobcatthumbsup: #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #district #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-30th

Lolo == brain; bonus lōlō == paralyzed, numb, feeble-minded, or crazy #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #brain #brains #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/show/hawaiian-word-of-the-day

Kāhea == to call out. The blurb on the website still says that the host spells each word, but for the last week or so she hasn’t been… I think it’s great that she can change things up a bit! She is still clearly indicating where the kahakō belongs by mentioning the stressed syllables. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #callOut #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-28th

Mahina == moon (and many other meanings listed) #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #moon #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-25th

Hānau == to give birth. If you listen to the clip, you might wonder who or what is Kaʻimi Pono? The best I can tell from my internet search is that it was a Hawaiian small press that published books in the 1990’s. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #birth #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-24th

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

Huapala == ripe fruit, and is another way to say sweetheart or lover! #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #ripe #fruit #sweetheart #lover #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-18th

Moʻolelo == story #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #story #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-17th

Mana == divine power #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #divinePower #devine #power #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-16th

‘Aumakua == family god #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #aumakua #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-15th

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

TODAY I LEARNED that HPR’s HawaiianWord of the Day segments been going on for over thirty years! Leilani Poli’ahu has been the host for the entire run! #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaii.edu/news/2024/02/06/hawaiian-word-30-year-journey/

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

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

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

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

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

Pulu == wet, moist, soaked, saturated; bonus with causative prefix: hoʻopulu == to soak #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wet #moist #soaked #saturated #soak #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-8th

Pulu == wet, moist, soaked, saturated; bonus with causative prefix: hoʻopulu == to soak #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wet #moist #soaked #saturated #soak #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-8th

Pulu == wet, moist, soaked, saturated; bonus with causative prefix: hoʻopulu == to soak #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wet #moist #soaked #saturated #soak #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-8th

Pulu == wet, moist, soaked, saturated; bonus with causative prefix: hoʻopulu == to soak #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wet #moist #soaked #saturated #soak #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-8th

Pulu == wet, moist, soaked, saturated; bonus with causative prefix: hoʻopulu == to soak #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wet #moist #soaked #saturated #soak #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-8th

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

Mea maʻa mau == a common thing #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #common #commonplace #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu #hawaiian https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-april-3rd

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

Pololei == correct, straight #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #correct #straightAhead #proceedGailyForward #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-27th

Pāmia == used, secondhand #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #used #secondhand #thrifting #thriftingLife #thrifted #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-17th

Koʻolau == windward #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #windward #koʻolau #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-13th

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

Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi == to escort or to take someone on a tour #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #tourGuide #tour #escort #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-7th

Helu kuhi == zip code (literally, pointing number) #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #zipCode #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-4th

ʻAle == wave out at sea; billow #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wave ##billow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-26th

ʻAle == wave out at sea; billow #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wave ##billow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-26th

ʻAle == wave out at sea; billow #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wave ##billow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-26th

ʻAle == wave out at sea; billow #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wave ##billow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-26th

ʻAle == wave out at sea; billow #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #wave ##billow #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-26th

Pāʻia == noisy according to today’s offering, but Wehewehe only has “fenced in; struck.” #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #noisy #fencedIn #struck #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-24th