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rubbah slippahs (RUB-bah-SLIP-pahz)

sometimes: rubber slippers, slippahs, rubbahs

Noun Flip flops; the standard, everyday casual footwear in Hawaii, typically made of rubber or foam.

"Wea my rubbah slippahs?"

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stoked (STOHKT)

sometimes: stokt, stoke

Slang Highly excited, enthusiastic, or thrilled about something.

"I stay stoked fo da concert!"

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malama my boto (mah-LAH-mah my BOH-toh)

sometimes: mālama my boto, malama my botos

Vulgar Take care of my penis; a satirical insult mocking someone's behavior by applying a sacred Hawaiian concept (mālama) to male genitalia.

"Why you gotta ack like dat? Malama my boto braddah!"

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try look (try-LOOK)

sometimes: chry look

Verb Please look; check this out; direct your attention here.

"Try look dis one!"

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hawaiian (HAH-why-yan)

sometimes: Hawai'ian, Hawaiʻian

Noun A person of Native Hawaiian descent; the indigenous Polynesian people of the Hawaiian Islands.

"Eh, you know Kahanu guys, they Hawaiian, so they always get the best spots for throw net."

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taro tops (TAH-roh-tops)

sometimes: luau leaves, lūʻau leaves, huli, kalo tops

Noun The leafy green tops of the taro plant (lūʻau leaves), used in local cooking for dishes like laulau and squid lūʻau; also refers to the huli, the top part of the corm used for replanting.

"Eh, you went wash da taro tops good before you put 'em in da pot?"

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