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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."

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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."

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hana (HAH-nah)

sometimes: hanahana

Noun Work, job, labor, or task.

"I gotta go hana now, bumbai my boss get mad."

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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."

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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."

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ʻōkole (oh-KOH-leh)

sometimes: 'ōkole, okole

Noun Butt, bottom, behind, backside, rear end.

"Brah, dat wahine get one mean okole"

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