Pidgin
Talkin' Pidgin with Palani
Aloha
Greeting for say hi or bye. Also mean love.
Befo'
Time back in da day.
Bolo Head
No mo hair.
Brah
Short for braddah.
Broke Da Mouth
Da bugga taste so good.
Bumbye
Later on
Cockaroach
Steal someting. Like our kitchen equipment!
Da Kine
Can take da place of any kine word in one sentence. Can be verb, adjective, noun or wotevahs.
Gocumbak
Run one quick errand and come back.
Grindz
Yummy food.
Haole
One person not from ova hea. Also can mean person of Caucasion ancestry.
Hapa
When someone stay one race and part one ‘nother race.
Hãpai
Pregnant.
Hemo
Take off.
Hawaiian Time
Three hours later than the actual time specified.
Holoholo
Go out, go cruising.
Kalakoa
Sumting with all kine plenty colors.
Kama'ãina
Person living in Hawai’i for a while.
Kanaka
Hawaiian person.
Kapu
Keep out or no touch.
Kaukau
Food.
Kukae
Da stink stuff.
Li Hing Mui
Seed you eat.
Lolo
Crazy or stupid kine people.
Mahalo
Tanks.
Malasadas
Only from Leonard’s brah! So ono!
Manang
Older Filipino lady.
Manong
Older Filipino guy.
Memba
To tink about da past.
Mo Bettah
One ting stay greater than da oda ting.
Moshi Moshi
How you say hello on da phone.
Nerjous
Nervous when one person stay all worried about sumting.
Niele
Nosey.
No Make
No hassle me.
Obake
Ghosts.
'Ohana
Family.
‘Õkole
Your butt.
‘Ono
Sumting dat taste good or look good.
Pãke
Somebody who’s tight or stingy with their money.
Pau
Finished, done.
Pau Hana
Finish work.
Pilau
Dirty.
Pua Ting
Deprived, pathetic.
Shaka
Sumting good. One hand sign where da hand stay close like one fist, but da thumb and da pinkie stay sticking out.
Shave Ice
Mainland people say snow cone.
Shishi
Pee pee.
Small Kid Time
When I was one little child.
Stink Eye
For give one mean glare.
Suck Um Up
Grandma Shone’s happy hour saying.
Talk Story
Have good conversation.
Tita
One tough wahine.