Friday, September 28, 2012

The Word of the Day is "Mokulele"

Airplane flying to Hawaii
Credit: Depositphotos.com/Yaruta

Aloha mai kākou,

Most of us travel interisland, or around the world on a plane, right? On that note, the word for airplane or plane is…..”mokulele” (mow koo lay lay). The word moku refers to a ship, and lele means to fly…..flying ship! Hawaiian Airlines is our major inter-island plane service, but there are several competitors such as, Go Airlines & Mokulele Airlines as well….Mokulele. I recommend the free POG juice ( a sweet mixture of passion fruit, orange and guava juice….its delishi!).

Growing up, my parents would take us to the outer islands, almost every year. Back then, there was Aloha Airlines, who sadly closed down, years ago. My dad preferred Aloha, for their timely service. We also got a kick out of the flight attendants greetings….”Aloha and mahalo for flying Aloha Airlines!” . Lol. I do remember Air Moloka’i’s small 10 passenger planes. That was always the best flight to take, when the whole plane was occupied with just family! Free soda pop was given back then……Mountain Dew was the favorite!

A hui hou,

Haunani

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