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!
Red lehua blossom (Metrosideros polymorpha) In Hawaiian mythology, Laka is the name of two different popular heroes from Polynesian mythology. (In other parts of Polynesia they are known as RÄtÄ, Rata, Lata, Ata, or Lasa). Lengthy legends of their exploits extend throughout the islands, and the kings of Tahiti and HawaiÊ»i claimed them as their ancestors.