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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: May 31st

By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published May 31, 2024 at 12:00 AM HST

Awakea means “noon or mid-day.”

Awakea means “noon or mid-day.” We often hear awakea used with aloha for a greeting at that time of the day. Aloha awakea.

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