flip (FLIP)
Slang A person of Filipino descent.
"My cuz, he one flip from Manila."
ho'oha'aha'a (hoh-oh-hah-ah-HAH-ah)
sometimes: hoohaahaa, hoʻohaʻahaʻa
Verb To humble oneself, to act with humility, or to lower someone's pride.
"You gotta ho'oha'aha'a yourself when you go over to the kupuna's house, no act like you know everything."
bite (BITE)
sometimes: biting, bites
Slang To copy, emulate, or steal someone else's style, ideas, or look.
"You stay biting my style"
malasada (mah-lah-SAH-dah)
sometimes: malasadas, malassada
Noun A popular Hawaiian deep-fried doughnut of Portuguese origin, typically coated in granulated sugar and made without a hole.
"Leonard's get da best malasadas"
hagemoge (hah-geh-MOH-geh)
sometimes: hage moge, hagi mogi, hagimogi
Slang Messed up, deformed, ugly, or funny-looking in appearance.
"My teeth stay all hagemoge cause I never brush when I was young."
puʻili (poo-EE-lee)
sometimes: puili
Noun Bamboo rattles used as percussion instruments in hula dancing, made by splitting a length of bamboo into thin strips.
"Da hula dancers shake dea puʻili, makin one rhythmic sound."