Hawaiian Word of the Week: Kumu
Kumu—Teacher, tutor, manual, primer, model, pattern.
Kumu—Teacher, tutor, manual, primer, model, pattern.
Kamalani Johnson is creating new ways to teach Hawaiian language and culture at UH Hilo.
Hoʻomau—To carry on or persevere.
K¨±pono—Upright, honest, decent, proper, appropriate, rightful, reliable, worth, merit, excellence.
Hoʻoponopono—To correct.
Ea—Life, air, breath, sovereignty, rural, independence.
Kīpuʻupuʻu—Name of a chilly wind and rain at Waimea, Âé¶¹´«Ã½.
Kahiau—To give generously or lavishly with the heart and not with expectation of return.
Noʻonoʻo—Reflection, meditation, thought.
More than 300 Âé¶¹´«Ã½ Island students celebrated Edith Kanakaʻole¡¯s life and legacy in a special event in Keaukaha.