...that Hawaiians have over 500 words for "snow"? Apparently, it occasionally snows on Mauna Kea, the tallest volcano on the Big Island of Hawaii. Still, why would they need 500 words to describe snow? Especially since they never even got around to coming up with one word for "ocean." Too busy surfing, I guess.
Because of this, Hawaiians are reduced to describing the ocean by vaguely gesturing and describing it as, "you know, that big blue thing."
It's a mystery, just like so many other mysteries you will find on these beautiful yet inscrutable islands we like to call Hawaii.
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