Huffington Post Features 27 Words to Learn Before Visiting Hawaii
Oh snap, the Huffington Post has just outdone me with today’s article 27 Words To Learn Before You Visit Hawaii. My popular Pulpconnection post only features 21 Slang Words You Should Know Before Visiting Hawaii. Oh wait, I can’t count it seems. I have Parts 1 and 2 of the series with a total of 24 words, but still I’m three short!
Let’s quickly compare our lists of words you need to know before visiting Hawaii. Here’s HuffPo’s 27 words with Pulpconnection matches bolded:
- Aloha
- Mahalo
- KÅkua
- Mauka
- Makai
- Poke
- Windward
- Leeward
- Pono
- Vog
- Haole
- Howzit
- Honu
- Ohana
- Ono
- Malasada
- Da kine
- KamaÊ»Äina
- Keiki
- Lanai
- Pau
- Wahine
- KÄne
- Lei
- Pupu
- Auntie & Uncle
- Shaka
So we have eight matches of our respective lists. My other local phrase contenders are:
- lua
- shark bait
- “small world”
- “where you went grad?†or “what school you went?â€
- poho
- Zippys
- lolo
- pakalolo
- mahu
- malo, mawashi, or mankini
- sukebe
- brah
- B-52 cockroach
- fut
- ainokea
- talk story
Of course, I’m preferential to my Pulpconnection lists, but it’s all good or is it “it’s all pono.” 😉
Mo bettah, I stay go make Part 3 of da kine list wit dese ones:
- Au-rite
- Mean
- Can/No can
- Shoots
- We go
- No ack
- Scrap
- K den
- Hapa
- Bobora
- K-bar
- Small kine
- Moke
- Choke
- Okole
- Like/No Like
- chillax’n