limu (LEE-moo)
Noun Edible seaweed, commonly used in poke and traditional Hawaiian dishes; also a general term for aquatic plants, algae, mosses, and lichens growing in damp environments.
"We goin down da beach fo pick some limu fo make poke."
naʻau (nah-OW)
sometimes: naau, na'au
Noun Intestines, bowels, or guts; the physical stomach area.
"Eh, I feel so bad fo him, broke my naʻau wen I hear wat happen."
hana (HAH-nah)
sometimes: hanahana
Noun Work, job, labor, or task.
"I gotta go hana now, bumbai my boss get mad."
bafe (BAHF)
sometimes: bave, baf
Noun A bath.
"Eh Kamea, you stay all dirty from da yard, go take one bafe before you sit on da couch."
moʻokūauhau (moh-oh-KOO-ow-how)
sometimes: mookuauhau, mo'okuauhau
Noun Genealogy, family tree, ancestral lineage, or heritage.
"Aunty Nani stay one expert on our moʻokūauhau, she know everybody back to da kupuna."
ʻōkole (oh-KOH-leh)
sometimes: 'ōkole, okole
Noun Butt, bottom, behind, backside, rear end.
"Brah, dat wahine get one mean okole"