Updated figures of Syrian refugees admitted into the U.S. since the Syrian civil war began. Only 53, or 2.4 percent, of the 2,194 total are Christians.
Some people say that the Humuhumunukunukuapuaâa is the longest Hawaiian name for a fish. This is not true, because it âonlyâ has 22 letters (counting the okina). Luckily the humuhumunukunukuapuaâa has another honorable distinction: it is the state fish of Hawaiâi!
Edward Ryon Makuahanai Aikau was a well-known Hawaiian lifeguard and surfer. The words Makua Hanai in Eddie Aikau's full name mean feeding parent, an adoptive, nurturing, fostering parent, in the Hawaiian language. As the first lifeguard at Waimea Bay on the island of Oahu, he saved over 500 people and became famous for surfing the big Hawaiian surf, winning several awards including the 1977 Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championship.