ʻAnoʻai e nā ʻōiwi Hawaiʻi, mai ka lā hiki a ka lā kau. ʻO Lāiana Kanoa-Wong kēia me ka
huaʻōlelo o ka lā. Our Hawaiian word of the day is "Maiau" e ʻōlelo pū kākou: "Maiau," a maiau
no hoʻi. The word Maiau means to be neat and careful in work, speech and appearance. Maiau
also means to be skillful and ingenious. Used in a sentence, "He maiau ka hana a nā kūpuna"
which translates as "The work of our elders is neat and skillful." Maiau is an important quality
that reflects our habits, and our standards. We can all start with small gestures like arranging
the slippers "me ka maiau" or neatly outside our doorway. E ola mau ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, Aloha!
