nai nai (nigh-NIGH)
sometimes: nainai, nigh nigh, nai-nai
Slang Night night; time to go to bed or sleep.
"I so tired, like go nai nai"
ʻOpae Ula (OH-pie OO-lah)
sometimes: opae ula, ʻōpae ʻula, opaeula, ʻopaeula
Noun Tiny red brackish-water shrimp (Halocaridina rubra) endemic to Hawaii, typically found in anchialine pools where fresh and salt water mix.
"We goin catch ʻopae in da stream latah, you like come?"
minors (MY-nors)
sometimes: minor, minahs
Slang No problem; don't worry about it; it's a small issue.
"Minors, no worry"
day old poi (DAY-old-POY)
sometimes: day-old poi, thick like day old poi
Noun Poi that has fermented for a day, becoming slightly sour and thicker in consistency.
"Eh, no try explain um to Manny, dat guy head thick like day old poi."
all salty (ahl-SAHL-tee)
sometimes: auu salty, salty
Slang Irritated, frustrated, bothered, or holding a grudge.
"Ho brah, why you stay all salty?"
wen (WEN)
sometimes: when, went
Grammar A past tense marker placed before a verb to indicate an action that has already happened.
"Ho brah, I wen eat one tub of ice cream one crack!"