1 Flashcards
House
Hale
Nalu
Wave
Land
Aina
Family
Ohana
By Hawaii for Hawaii
Na Hawaii No Hawaii
Weed
Pakalolo
Delicious
Ono (Oh no)
Appetizer
Pupu
Passion fruit
Lilikoi (lih lii koi)
Coconut based dessert
Haupia
To eat
Grind
Skipjack tuna (local fave)
Aku
forbidden, not allowed, stay out
Kapu
Not good
Junk
Irritating, annoying
Irrahz
To have a lot of something
Choke
Frugal, cheap
Chang (US pronunciation)
That kind
Da kine (da kyne)
Octopus
Tako
Leeward / West
Eva (eh va)
The direction towards the ocean
Makai
Towards the mountains
Mauka (mow ka)
Mountain
Mauna (mow na)
Cliff
Pali
Hole
Puka
Boogers
Hanabata
White person
Haole (how lee)
Part white part another race usually Asian
Hapa
Expert in a profession, priest class
Kahuna
Someone born in Hawaii or has lived there for a long time
Kama’aina
Boy man
Kane
Long-term residents with Hawaiian spirit
Local
Someone who has native Hawaiian ancestry
Hawaiian
Local tough man
Moke (mohk)
Butt / bottom
Okole (oh Ko lay)
Portuguese person
Potagee
Dragulatory term for Maitland born Asian person
Kotonk
To pee
Shishi
Young woman or man. You can be friends or you can have just met them
Sistah bruddah
Tough local woman
Tita (pronounced like tit)
someone who lives in town (Honolulu) and acts more like city folk. May be a little stuck up.
Townie
An expression of excitement
Chee hoo
Filler word
Da kine