Hawaiian Word of the Week: ?Onipa?a
ʻOnipaʻa—Steadfast, firm, resolute, determined.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Hoʻomalu
Hoʻomalu—To protect, to make peace.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Nahenahe
Nahenahe—Soft, sweet, melodious, as music or a gentle voice.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Welina
Welina—A greeting of affection, similar to aloha; a salutation in a letter.
Kanaka ?ōiwi rapper sets sights on master’s, wins 3rd Nā Hōkū
Punahele's solo album, The West Above All, captured a Nā Hōkū Hanohano Award for Hip Hop Album of the Year.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Wehena
Wehena—Opening, unfastening, taking off; solution, as of a problem.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Wela
Wela—Hot, burned; heat, temperature.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: ?Ikena
ʻIkena—Knowledge.
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Ho?omaha
Hoʻomaha—To rest, to take a vacation, to take a break.
The Tuahine Troupe takes home Nā Hōkū for ?ōlelo Hawai?i
The 22-member musical troup captured a Nā Hōkū Hanohano award for Hawaiian Language Performance of the Year.