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bumboocha (bahm-BOO-chah)

sometimes: bamboocha, bambucha, bombucha, bumboola, bumbucha, bumboochah

Slang Extremely big, huge, large, or monstrous in size.

"Bra, you see dat runnah? Was bumboocha!"

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bus nose (BUS-nohz)

sometimes: bust nose, bus' nose

Slang Having extremely bad breath; a smell so foul it metaphorically breaks your nose.

"Ho brah, go chew some gum or something, your breath stay bus nose right now."

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mu (MOO)

sometimes:

Noun A type of Hawaiian reef fish, also known as the grand-eye porgy or Monotaxis grandoculis, often caught for food.

"Caught some mu for dinner"

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loko kuapā (LOH-koh koo-ah-PAH)

sometimes: loko kuapa

Noun A traditional Hawaiian fishpond enclosed by a seawall built of stacked rock or coral, used for sustainable aquaculture.

"We wen go visit da loko kuapā and see all kine fish inside."

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ho'okaulike (ho-oh-cow-LEE-keh)

sometimes: hookaulike, hoʻokaulike

Verb To balance, equalize, or make things even; to treat fairly or with equity.

"Eh, you gotta hoʻokaulike da weight on da boat, oddawise we gon' flip."

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lau (LAU)

leaf

"Pick da ti lau for wrap da food"

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