kanikapila (kah-nee-kah-PEE-lah)
sometimes: kani kapila
Verb To play or make music, especially in an impromptu, acoustic jam session.
"Eh, brah, bring yo 'ukulele to da beach latah. We goin kanikapila unda da stars."
māhū (mah-HOO)
sometimes: mahu
Noun In traditional Hawaiian culture, a respected person embodying both male and female spirits; a healer or keeper of cultural knowledge.
"She no like you because she stay mahu an no like boys!"
pipikaula (pee-pee-KOW-lah)
sometimes: pipi kaula, pipi-kaula
Noun Hawaiian-style dried beef, similar to beef jerky but typically thicker, semi-dried, and often broiled or pan-fried before eating.
"Always get pipi kaula in da backpack wen stay hike."
suction (SUK-shun)
sometimes: sakshun
Slang A wedgie; the act of pulling someone's underwear up tightly between their buttocks.
"Eh, stop givin me suction! Dass not funny!"
erking (UR-king)
sometimes: irking, erkin, irkin
Slang Irritating, annoying, or bothersome.
"Dat buggah's loud music stay erking me, brah."
but (BUT)
Grammar Used at the end of a sentence in place of 'though' or 'however' to add a contrasting thought or condition.
"Da food was unreal, so expensive but."