nalu (NAH-loo)
Noun Ocean wave or surf.
"Eh, no need stress about da schedule right now, just nalu it and see what da boss says tomorrow."
spam musubi (SPAM MOO-soo-bee)
sometimes: musubi
Noun A popular local snack consisting of a slice of grilled or fried Spam placed on top of a block of rice, wrapped together with a strip of nori (seaweed).
"Eh, grab me two spam musubi from 7-Eleven if you going."
pāpāhānumoku (pah-pah-HAH-now-MOH-koo)
sometimes: Papahanaumoku, Pāpāhānaumoku, Papa
Noun The Hawaiian goddess and Earth Mother, progenitor of the Hawaiian archipelago and its people.
"We gotta malama da 'āina, jus like Pāpāhānumoku wen teach us."
hapa hapa (HAH-pah HAH-pah)
sometimes: hapahapa
Noun A person with a quarter or a small fraction of Native Hawaiian ancestry; the child of a hapa (half-Hawaiian) person.
"My daughter is hapa hapa, cause my husband is full Filipino and I only half Hawaiian."
pūpū (POO-POO)
sometimes: poopoo, pupu, pupus, pūpūs
Noun Appetizers, snacks, finger foods, or hors d'oeuvres typically served before a meal or at a party.
"Ho wat, get pupus?"
buss (BUS)
sometimes: buss-up, all buss, buss up, bussup
Slang Broken, damaged, beat up, or busted.
"My car stay all buss up afta da accident. OR He wen get buss at da party last night."