ua maopopo iāʻoe (OO-ah mah-oh-POH-poh ee-AH-oh-eh)
sometimes: ua maopopo ia'oe, ua maopopo ia oe, ua maopopo iaʻoe
Expression Do you understand? / Is that clear to you?
"I wen explain everything already. Ua maopopo iāʻoe?"
hālau (HAH-lah-oo)
sometimes: halau
Noun Traditional Hawaiian workshop, school, or academy of learning, most commonly associated with hula.
"She goin' hālau every week fo' learn hula."
hele (HEH-leh)
sometimes: hele on
Verb To go, leave, or move from one place to another.
"You ready fo' hele beach? Da waves stay pumpin' today!"
waʻa (VAH-ah)
sometimes: va'a, waa, wa'a, vaka
Noun A traditional Hawaiian canoe or outrigger canoe, often used for racing, fishing, or voyaging.
"Da ancient Hawaiians wen' travel da Pacific in dea waʻa."
more on mj (MOR-on-EM-JAY)
sometimes: more on m.j., mo on mj
Slang To chew the fat, shoot the breeze, or casually talk story with friends.
"We was just sitting on the tailgate drinking one green bottle, doing some more on mj before the sun went down."
piloot (pi-LOOT)
sometimes: pilut, paloot, polluted
Slang Drunk, heavily intoxicated, or wasted.
"Ho, Keoki went drink half da bottle Primo and was completely piloot by eight o'clock."