Olelo of the Week | University of Hawai驶i System News /news News from the University of Hawaii Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:35:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 /news/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-糖心视频News512-1-32x32.jpg Olelo of the Week | University of Hawai驶i System News /news 32 32 28449828 Hawaiian Word of the Week: Maui Komohana /news/2026/04/28/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-maui-komohana/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 09:35:53 +0000 /news/?p=233276 Maui Komohana—West; Western Maui.

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—West; Western Maui.

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“Kaulana nui loa ʻo Mokuʻula i Maui Komohana i kona kapu loa. (Mokuʻula Western Maui is very famous due to its sacredness.)”

—Melelani Seiki, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu a me Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Maui (Honolulu Community College and 糖心视频 Maui College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Leʻaleʻa /news/2026/04/21/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-lealea/ Wed, 22 Apr 2026 02:01:27 +0000 /news/?p=232741 Leʻaleʻa—Fun; to have a good time.

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—Fun; to have a good time.

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E leʻaleʻa kēlā lā me kēia lā. (Everyday should be fun.)”

—Maluhia Nahuina, he haum膩na ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Kulanui Kai膩ulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: 惭腻濒辞濒辞 /news/2026/04/14/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-malolo/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:48:19 +0000 /news/?p=232305 惭腻濒辞濒辞 —Flying fish. More ʻ艑濒别濒辞 of the Week “Ka iʻa lele me he manu (The fish that flies like a bird).” ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Noʻeau (Hawaiian proverb) 1364 —Sean Mills, he haum膩na ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Kulanui Kai膩ulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College) For more information on other elements of the definition and usage, go to…

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—Flying fish.

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Ka iʻa lele me he manu (The fish that flies like a bird).”
ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Noʻeau (Hawaiian proverb) 1364

—Sean Mills, he haum膩na ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Kulanui Kai膩ulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Akamai /news/2026/04/07/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-akamai/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:35:35 +0000 /news/?p=231898 Akamai—Clever, Wise.

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—Clever, Wise.

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“Makemake au e akamai k膩kou a pau (I wish that we may all become wise).”

—Karuna Wiese, ʻ艑濒别濒辞 Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) Student, Honolulu Community College

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Waiho /news/2026/03/24/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-waiho/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:07:08 +0000 /news/?p=231243 Waiho—To leave or place something.

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—To leave or place something.

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E waiho mai i ka mea ʻai ma laila (Leave the food there).”

—Kilia Hare, Hawaiian language student, Honolulu Community College

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: 狈墨别濒别 /news/2026/03/10/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-niele/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:49:59 +0000 /news/?p=230497 狈墨别濒别—To be curious.

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—To be curious.

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“Ua nīele keiki ma loko o ka ʻeke. (The children were curious to look inside of the bag).”

—Kiniki Carlson, Hawaiian language student, Honolulu Community College

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nahunaiki /news/2026/02/24/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-nahunaiki/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 02:34:03 +0000 /news/?p=229976 Nahunaiki—Little bites.

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Nahunaiki

—Little bites (a new word developed for the cookie cutter shark)

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Hauʻoli Lorenzo-Elarco, Assistant Professor of Hawaiian Language, Honolulu Community College

This newly introduced Hawaiian name for the cookie cutter shark is part of recently published research on one of the ocean鈥檚 most elusive predators, which Lorenzo-Elarco co-authored.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Huliau /news/2026/02/17/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-huliau/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:57:49 +0000 /news/?p=229508 Huliau—Turning point, a time of change.

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—Turning point, a time of change.

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“Huliau聽speaks to those pivotal moments when life turns and invites transformation. Like the shifting winds and changing seasons, these transitions call us to reflect, recalibrate and move forward with renewed purpose. While change can bring uncertainty, it also creates space for growth, deeper understanding and new possibility. Huliau reminds us that change is not an ending, but a continuation—shaping who we are and guiding the path ahead.”

—Jaime Kanani Green, First Lady of Hawaiʻi and proud graduate of the 糖心视频 William S. Richardson School of Law.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Makani nui /news/2026/02/10/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-makani-nui/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:42:09 +0000 /news/?p=229341 Makani nui—strong wind.

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—Strong wind.

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Moanikeʻala Nabarro, Office of Communications, Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Mānoa (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Peni /news/2026/01/27/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-peni/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 01:27:45 +0000 /news/?p=228763 Peni—pen, pencil.

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—Pen, pencil.

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Moanikeʻala Nabarro, Office of Communications, Ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi ma Mānoa (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)

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