Olelo of the Week | University of 贬补飞补颈驶颈 System News /news News from the University of Hawaii Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:27:41 +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 贬补飞补颈驶颈 System News /news 32 32 28449828 Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hoe /news/2026/07/21/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-hoe/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:27:41 +0000 /news/?p=237794 Hoe—Paddle (As a canoe).

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—Paddle (As a canoe).

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E kaup膿 aku n艒 i ka hoe a k艒聽mai (Put forward the paddle and draw it back).”

—Lanakila Grosse, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: ʻAwapuhi /news/2026/07/14/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-awapuhi/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:28:07 +0000 /news/?p=237356 ʻAwapuhi—Wild ginger.

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—Wild ginger.

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Nui n膩 ʻawapuhi i koʻu m膩la (There is plenty of ginger in my garden).”

Haʻaheo, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nalo /news/2026/07/07/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-nalo/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:24:58 +0000 /news/?p=237120 Nalo —Out of sight, hidden. More ʻ艑濒别濒辞 of the Week “Aʻole au i ʻike ka puka komo i ke ala hekehi, ua nalo (I did not see the entrance to the hiking path, it disappeared).” —Kiki, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College) For more information on…

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—Out of sight, hidden.

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Aʻole au i ʻike ka puka komo i ke ala hekehi, ua nalo (I did not see the entrance to the hiking path, it disappeared).”

—Kiki, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nohea /news/2026/06/23/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-nohea/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:33:41 +0000 /news/?p=236457 Nohea—Handsome, pretty, lovely of fine appeareance; a handsome or fine looking person.

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—Handsome, pretty, lovely of fine appeareance; a handsome or fine looking person.

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He nohea ʻoe i kuʻu maka (You are lovely in my eyes).”

Kealiʻi DeMello, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Manakuke /news/2026/06/16/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-manakuke/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 05:32:56 +0000 /news/?p=236129 Manakuke—mongoose.

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—Mongoose.

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Ua holo ka Manakuke ma luna o ke alanui (The Manakuke ran across the road).”

—Noel Mendoza, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: 碍辞丑辞濒腻 /news/2026/06/09/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-kohola/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:18:33 +0000 /news/?p=235867 碍辞丑辞濒腻—Humpback whale, forcing up the water like waves hitting a reef, reef flats.

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—Humpback whale, forcing up the water like waves hitting a reef, reef flats.

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E ola i ke kai ma ka leo o n膩 kohol膩 (The sea is alive with the voices of the humpback whales).”

—Hunter Landt, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: 笔奴濒颈办颈 /news/2026/05/26/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-puliki/ Wed, 27 May 2026 00:20:55 +0000 /news/?p=234766 笔奴濒颈办颈—to embrace with arms, as in a hug, or holding an infant.

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—To embrace with arms, as in a hug, or holding an infant.

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笔奴濒颈办颈 wau i kaʻu mau keiki i k膿l膩 me k膿ia l膩. (I embrace my children every day.)”

—LaurieAnn Takeno, he haumāna ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language student), Ke Kulanui Kaiāulu o Honolulu (Honolulu Community College)

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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.

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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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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Lula /news/2026/01/20/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-lula/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:05:25 +0000 /news/?p=228443 Lula—Ruler, measuring stick.

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—Ruler, measuring stick.

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—Grant Nakasone, journalism major, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kikokiko /news/2026/01/13/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-kikokiko/ Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:28:35 +0000 /news/?p=228262 Kikokiko—to type.

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—To type.

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“A new semester means new ideas, new challenges and many hours set aside simply to kikokiko our thoughts into motion.”

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

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糖心视频 News ʻ艑濒别濒辞 of the Week 2025 /news/2025/12/30/uh-news-olelo-of-the-week-2025/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:15:12 +0000 /news/?p=227329 Mahalo to the students, faculty and staff members who shared words that inspired them, and we look forward to more words in the new year!

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In 2025, 驶艒lelo 贬补飞补颈驶颈 speakers and students in the 糖心视频 community shared their favorite Hawaiian words. Mahalo to the students, faculty and staff members who shared words that inspired them, and we look forward to more words in the new year!

This year the 糖心视频 Hilo chose k膩huli as the 2025 贬耻补驶艒濒别濒辞 (Word) of the Year. K膩huli conveys the meaning 鈥渢o change, to alter, to overturn.鈥 In the Kumulipo, k膩huli describes the transformation that warmed the earth and unfolded the heavens, catalyzing the formation of the universe itself.

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