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."
chow fun (chow-FUN)
sometimes: chowfun
Noun Wide, flat rice noodles, or the popular local stir-fried dish made with them, typically featuring pork, bean sprouts, and green onions.
"Let's get chow fun from da Chinese place"
i mua (ee-MOO-ah)
sometimes: imua
Verb To go forward, move ahead, or advance.
"I mua! We goin' win dis game!"
moʻolelo (moh-oh-LEH-loh)
sometimes: moolelo
Noun A story, tale, myth, history, tradition, literature, or legend.
"Tūtū used to tell us moʻolelo bout da Menehune every night befo bed."
pāpāhānumoku (pah-pah-HAH-now-MOH-koo)
sometimes: Papahanaumoku, Pāpāhānaumoku, Papa
Noun The Hawaiian goddess and Earth Mother, progenitor of the Hawaiian archipelago and its people.
"We gotta malama da 'āina, jus like Pāpāhānumoku wen teach us."
nalu (NAH-loo)
Noun Ocean wave or surf.
"Eh, no need stress about da schedule right now, just nalu it and see what da boss says tomorrow."