There are a lot of words that are actually the same,” said Huang Yulun of the National Museum of Prehistory in Taiwan. For example, “maka” and “mata” mean “eye” in Hawaiian.

Waialua Elementary School students gave the name Maka‘u‘ole to Hawaiian monk seal pup PO5, who was born April 14 on Oahu’s North Shore. Maka‘u‘ole means “fearless” in Hawaiian.