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Hawaiian Word of The Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day

Hawaiian Word of the Day: November 6th

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Leilani Poliʻahu

Published November 6, 2020 at 12:00 AM HST

Our Hawaiian word for today is really a short and useful phrase, na?u e uku. It means my treat or I'll pay.

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