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
Welcome
E komo mai
Uh oh
Halala
Childhood
Hanabata days (lit bigger days)
One more time
Hana hou
Something you say to get attention
Ho brah
Thank you
Mahalo (ma Ha lo)
Done or end
Pau
Yeah! Ok!
Shoots
A little bit
Small kine
Make small talk or have conversation
Talk story
Can you please
Try (Ex: try move ya. We’re in line )
A way to end a sentence seeking to see if the person agrees
ya?
Ocean spray (like off the back of a wave)
ehukai
The time after work (each day)
Pau hana
Breast
Bambuchas
Fart
Fut
Good to eat
Ono
Wahoo fish
Ono
long, far, very
loa
mountain
moana
water
wai
thing
mea
red
‘ula’ula
let’s surf
E he‘e nalu kākou
surfs up (the waves are mounting)
Pi‘i mai ka nalu
surf break
Po‘ina nalu
To ride a wave into shore, or catch a wave
Pae i ka nalu
surfboard
Papa he‘e nalu
The rising and swelling of surf before it breaks
Lālahalaha
happy hour (lit to be finished with work)
pau hana
to tend care for protect
mālama
Jam session
Kanikapila
Jam session
Kanikapila
Goodness, uprightness, morality
pono
Native born
Kama aina
the ocean
ke kai
the ocean
ke kai
the stars
na hoku
to float or stream in the wind
welo
to float or stream in the wind
welo
to unfurl once again
welo hou
breadfruit
‘ulu
above
iho
above
iho
come down (be brought down)
Luna
come down (be brought down)
Luna
that which is above will come down
e iho ana o luna
below
pi’i
below
pi’i
rise up
lalo
rise up
lalo
that which is below will rise up
e pi’i ana o lalo
that which is below will rise up
e pi’i ana o lalo
islands
hui
islands
hui
unite
moku
the islands shall unite
e hui ana nā moku
wind
makani
together
pili
together
pili
ocean
Moana
banana
mai’a
seaward
I Kai
much great big
nui
listen
ho’olohe
to go for a walk, ride, sail, or drive around. or, to go out for pleasure.
“I had a tough week. I’m going to ____ this weekend”
Holo Holo