by Lehua Parker | Mar 25, 2013 | Learning ‘Ōlelo
akamai
(ah-kah-mai) (nvs) Smart, clever, expert.
Example
English: Billy! Straight As! You’re so smart!
Pidgin: Billy! You no get caught? Akamai buggah, ah you?!
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by Lehua Parker | Mar 21, 2013 | Character Haiku
‘Opihi, limu,
off the rocks. Sort, wash, shake, salt;
Open up your mouth.
~Uncle Kahana
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by Lehua Parker | Mar 18, 2013 | Learning ‘Ōlelo
kulolo
(koo-loh-loh) (n) Thick Hawaiian coconut and taro pudding often served in slices.
Example
English: Mom! This fudge is weird! It doesn’t even taste like chocolate.
Pidgin: Get kulolo? Awesome!
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by Lehua Parker | Mar 14, 2013 | Character Haiku
Shave ice tingles, bites
lips, tongue, cheeks. Strawberry frost
chills all the way down.
~Zader
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by Lehua Parker | Mar 11, 2013 | Learning ‘Ōlelo
pāhoehoe
(PAH-hoe-hoe) (n) A type of lava that is smooth and often slick when wet.
Example
English: Billy! Don’t run! This lava is really smooth and—it’s okay! Don’t cry!
Pidgin: What I said? Das wet pāhoehoe, lōlō. You run like that in slippahs of course you going break your head.
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