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huakaʻi po (hoo-ah-kah-EE POH)

sometimes: huakai po, huaka'i po, huakaʻi pō, huakai pō, night marchers

Noun Night marchers; the ghostly apparitions of ancient Hawaiian warriors, chiefs, and spirits who travel along sacred pathways.

"No go outside afta dark, bumbai you run into da huakaʻi po."

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ukulele (oo-koo-LEH-leh)

sometimes: unkoh, ʻukulele, uke

Noun A small, four-stringed Hawaiian musical instrument developed in the 1880s, based on Portuguese instruments like the machete and cavaquinho introduced by immigrants.

"Eh, you hear dat guy playin da ukulele down da beach? He stay soundin real good."

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ainokea (eye-no-KAY-ah)

sometimes: I no care, ai no kea

Slang I don't care; whatever.

"Ainokea bout dat."

bakatare (bah-kah-TAH-reh)

sometimes: baka, baka-tare

Noun An idiot, fool, or stupid person.

"Eh, you bakatare, no go drive your truck inside the deep mud, you going get stuck!"

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eriding (EH-ree-ding)

sometimes: everyting, evryting, eriting, errting

Pronoun Everything; all of it; the entirety of a situation, collection, or event.

"When da storm came through Puna, da wind took eriding, even da mango tree in da back."

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awakea (ah-wah-KEH-ah)

Noun Noon or midday.

"We go eat lunch, almost awakea already and the sun stay beating down."

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