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Hawaiian Word of the Day: One
Friday, January 15th, 2010Posted in Ka Mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Culture, Ma Hawaiʻi Nei / In Hawaiʻi, ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i / Hawaiian Language
Today’s Hawaiian word of the day is one, or sand.
One kind of black sand, specifically that created from ʻaʻā lava (the rocky, slow-moving variety), is called one ʻā. The phrase can also refer to volcanic cinder as well as gunpowder. Recounting the fiery power of Pele, the famous traditional hula “Puʻu Onioni” speaks of one [...]



