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ānuenue (AH-noo-eh-NOO-eh)

sometimes: anuenue

Noun A rainbow.

"Look outside, get one big ānuenue right over the valley."

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i mua (ee-MOO-ah)

sometimes: imua

Verb To go forward, move ahead, or advance.

"I mua! We goin' win dis game!"

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nuff (NUFF)

sometimes: enuff, 'nuff

Slang Enough; sufficient; finished or done.

"I'm full, I wen eat nuff already."

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ʻOhana (oh-HAH-nah)

sometimes: 'ohana, ohana

Noun Family, relative, or kin group, including blood relatives, adoptive members, and close friends; (Noun) In real estate, a permitted second dwelling unit built on a single property.

"ʻOhana means nobody get left behind o fogotten."

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native haole (NAY-tiv HOW-lee)

sometimes: local haole, kamaʻaina haole, kamaaina haole

Noun A Caucasian person who was born and raised in Hawaii, fully assimilated into local culture and fluent in Hawaiian Pidgin.

"He can, he stay one native haole."

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hawaiian time (hah-WHY-an-TIME)

sometimes: Hawaiian-time

Slang Running late; operating on a delayed schedule where arriving later than the expected or requested time is the norm.

"He stay on Hawaiian time"

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