text:  Aloha, o wau o leilani poli ahu, and our Hawaiian word for today is Waikiki. Waikiki is spelled W-A-I-K-I-K-I with kaha ko over the last two vowels. Pronounce it Waikiki. It means spouting water and reportedly was named for the swamps later drained to form the Ala Wai Canal. For Hawaii Public Radio and all our friends in Waikiki, ahui hou.