Hawaiian Word of the Week: noho ke aka

Hawaiian Word of the Week:  noho ke aka

I did the walking tour of the Allerton Gardens on Kauai and we stopped at one of the “rooms” in the garden, Diana’s Pool. A little building, a pool and a statue of the goddess Diana at the end of the pool. Standing at either end of the pool, you had the perfect noho ke aka (pronounced: no-ho keh ah-kah) of what was on the other end.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Weliweli

Hawaiian Word of the Week: Weliweli

While Halloween isn’t necessarily a Hawaiian tradition, there are themes of Halloween that are present in Hawaiian culture. Hawaiian legend is filled with spirits and gods. Some of that can inspire fear, or weliweli (pronounced: weh-lee-weh-lee) into people.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Ka Ma'alahi

Hawaiian Word of the Week: Ka Ma'alahi

But a moa (chicken) has special meaning to Hawaiians…for them, moa symbolizes “magic”. And for all of us, Hawaii (and for me in particular, Kauai) is a magical place. Seems rather appropriate, wouldn’t you say?

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: Moa

Hawaiian Word of the Week: Moa

But a moa (chicken) has special meaning to Hawaiians…for them, moa symbolizes “magic”. And for all of us, Hawaii (and for me in particular, Kauai) is a magical place. Seems rather appropriate, wouldn’t you say?

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