Mea == thing
Also, my kumu said that Hawaiian speakers use this word as their “filler” when grasping for the next thing to say… as in English you might use “um, uh, …” you might say “mea, mea, …” when speaking Hawaiian. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #thing #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-march-20th
Kūlanakauhale == town
This is one of my Drops vocabulary words, which I have trouble with (such a long word!) Duolingo uses kaona. #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #town #languageDrops #duolingo #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-18th
Kūhiō - a placename, chosen for today because it’s often mispronounced! Do click through the link to listen to the 30-second audio and experience the correct pronunciation! #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #kūhiō #waikīkī #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-12th
Puʻuwai == heart (the organ), I believe “haka” is used for the shape (corticoid), thus “pua haka” (lit, heart-shaded flower) == antherium #hwotd #hawaiianWordOfTheDay #HPR #HawaiianPublicRadio #LeilaniPoliʻahu https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-february-11th