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any kine (EH-nee-KYNE)

sometimes: any kind, enny kine

Slang Any kind; a wide variety of things; all sorts of things.

"We get any kine food"

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junkalunka (junk-ah-LUNK-ah)

sometimes: junk-a-lunka, junkalunk

Adjective Old, broken down, beat up, or in poor condition.

"Ho, I not riding in Kanoa's junkalunka truck, da buggah going break down on da highway."

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I like (eye-LIKE)

Verb I want; I would like; I desire.

"I like go beach."

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bo da dem (BO-dah-dem)

sometimes: bot a dem, both of dem, boff of dem, boff a dem

Pronoun Both of them.

"Eh, you like the kalua pig or the laulau? Just get bo da dem, we share."

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kahu (KAH-hoo)

Noun A reverend, pastor, priest, or spiritual leader; traditionally a guardian, keeper, or caretaker.

"Kahu Kaleo wen marry my parents."

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testing waters (TES-ting WAH-tahs)

sometimes: testing the waters, test waters

Idiom Putting a vehicle or item up for sale just to see what kind of offers it gets, without being fully committed to selling it.

"I not really selling my Tacoma, just testing waters to see if anybody going offer me one crazy price."

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