 Aloha, I'm Melanie Poliahu for Hawaii Public Radio, and our Hawaiian word of the day is hoku. It is spelled H-O-K-U with kahako or stress marks over both vowels. It means star, and is often used in names such as hokulea, the star of gladness, or nahoku, the local recording industry awards program. Be sure you include the stresses, for it takes on a different meaning if you do not ahui hou.