green bottle (GREEN BOT-tul)
sometimes: Heineken, Heines, green bottles
Slang Heineken beer, a highly popular and iconic beverage among locals in Hawaii.
"Eh Sione, you going Foodland? Grab one twelve-pack green bottle for us."
vog (VOG)
Noun Smog or haze created by volcanic emissions, specifically sulfur dioxide reacting with sunlight, oxygen, and moisture.
"No can see da ocean, get pleny kine vog."
how 'bout (how-BOUT)
sometimes: how bout, how about, hao bout
Idiom How about it? or What do you think?
"How 'bout, we go beach?"
kaka (KAH-kah)
sometimes: caca, kakka
Noun Poop, feces, or crap; a mild term often used with children to describe a bowel movement or something dirty.
"Eh, watch out fo da kaka on da sidewalk!"
kolohe (koh-LOH-heh)
sometimes: kalohe
Adjective Mischievous, naughty, or acting like a rascal, usually referring to a high-spirited child.
"Dat keiki stay so kolohe, always gettin into trouble."
wakea (vah-KEH-ah)
sometimes: Wākea
Noun The Hawaiian sky father deity; god of light and the heavens, who with Papa (earth mother) created the Hawaiian islands.
"In Hawaiian mythology, Wakea stay da father of all da islands."