{"id":234766,"date":"2026-05-26T14:20:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=234766"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:21:14","slug":"hawaiian-word-of-the-week-puliki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/26\/hawaiian-word-of-the-week-puliki\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawaiian Word of the Week: P\u016bliki"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap-post\"><figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_44721\"  width=\"676\" height=\"676\"  data-origwidth=\"676\" data-origheight=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8dPPFH9m0Z0?enablejsapi=1&origin=https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu&rel=0&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"Hawaiian Word of the Week: P\u016bliki\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/wehe.hilo.hawaii.edu\/?q=puliki\"><span lang=\"haw\">P\u016bliki<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&#8212;To embrace with arms, as in a hug, or holding an infant.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\">More <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/olelo-of-the-week\/\">&#699;\u014clelo of the Week<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;<span lang=\"haw\">P\u016bliki wau i ka&#699;u mau keiki i k\u0113l\u0101 me k\u0113ia l\u0101<\/span>. 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