ʻōʻio (OH-ee-oh)
sometimes: oio, 'o'io
Noun Bonefish, a popular sport and food fish found in shallow coastal waters and reefs, often scraped to make fishcake or lomi ʻōʻio.
"We went down South Point side early morning and caught couple nice ʻōʻio for make fishcake."
try (TRY)
sometimes: chry
Idiom Used as a polite imperative or request, equivalent to 'please' or 'just' (e.g., 'try wait', 'try look').
"Try pass da salt"
hale (HAH-leh)
sometimes: hales
Noun A house, home, or building.
"I wen stay hale befo I wen go ova dea"
wai (WYE)
sometimes: vai
Noun Fresh water, as opposed to salt water (kai).
"We go swim in da wai"
eh, you stay wit' da kine? (eh-yoo-STAY-wit-dah-KYNE)
sometimes: eh you stay with da kine, eh you stay wit da kine, you stay wit da kine
Slang Hey, do you have that specific thing we were talking about?
"Eh, you stay wit' da kine we wen talk about?"
classic (KLAS-sik)
sometimes: classics
Slang Hilarious, extremely funny, or perfectly typical of a person or situation in an amusing way.
"Dat joke was classic!"