ʻOpihi (oh-PEE-hee)
sometimes: 'opihi, opihi
Noun An edible limpet or mollusk found clinging tightly to ocean rocks, highly prized as a local delicacy.
"Unko stay one expert at pickin ʻopihi, he get da special kine tool."
brah, you naman? (brah, yoo nah-MAHN)
sometimes: you naman, brah you naman, bradahs you naman
Slang Bro, is it your turn again? Used to call someone out for taking too many turns or hogging something.
"Brah, you naman? Let someone else try!"
no problem (no PRAH-blem)
sometimes: no prob
Expression You're welcome; no worries; it was no trouble at all.
"Thanks! - No problem!"
hapa (HAH-pah)
sometimes: hapa haole, hapahaole
Noun A person of mixed ethnic heritage, especially part Asian or Pacific Islander and part Caucasian.
"She stay hapa, her maddah stay Hawaiian an her faddah stay haole."
neva (NEH-vah)
sometimes: nevah, never
Adverb Never; at no time.
"I neva do dat!"
F.O.B. (EF-oh-BEE)
sometimes: fob, FOB, fobbie, fobby
Slang Fresh off the boat; a newcomer to the islands who is unfamiliar with local customs, culture, or slang.
"He jus move hea from da mainland, still one F.O.B."