—To fasten; to make fast
Previous ʻ¨lelo
Kōkeʻe
Kaona
Nani
Laulima
Honi
All ʻ?lelo of the Week
“My beloved grandpa would share with me his fishing stories as he would show me the pictures with him and the 300-pound fishes he caught. Going on fishing adventures with him all you would hear is ‘hana paʻa‘ as he would reel up our dinner for that night. Those were some of my favorite memories as a kid.”
—Emily Morden, Communications student, University of Âé¶¹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
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