bo da dem (BO-dah-dem)
sometimes: bot a dem, both of dem, boff of dem, boff a dem
Pronoun Both of them.
"Eh, you like the kalua pig or the laulau? Just get bo da dem, we share."
jus' 'kine (jus-KINE)
sometimes: jus kine, just kine, jus' kine
Idiom Mediocre, so-so, or nothing special; just average.
"How was da food? Jus' 'kine"
hānau (HAH-now)
sometimes: hanau
Verb To give birth; to be born.
"My aunty wen’ hānau one heltea baby boy yestaday."
a hui hou (ah HOO-ee HOH)
sometimes: ahuihou, a hui ho
Idiom Until we meet again; goodbye; farewell.
"a hui hou stay goodbye"
laulau (lau-LAU)
sometimes: lau lau, lau-lau
Noun A traditional Hawaiian dish consisting of pork, fish, or chicken wrapped in taro leaves and tied in ti leaves, then steamed until tender.
"My grandma make da best laulau. Da pork stay so tender, and da taro leaf wrap stay ono."
'ike pono (EE-keh POH-noh)
sometimes: ike pono, ʻike pono
Verb To know or see clearly; to have definitive knowledge or deep understanding.
"You gotta 'ike pono what you getting into before you sign dat contract with the county."