koof (KOOF)
sometimes: kuf
Exclamation An expression of surprise, astonishment, or being impressed, often reacting to speed or suddenness.
"Koof! Only fas, you!"
trow me off (TRO-mee-OFF)
sometimes: throw me off, trowing me off, trow um off
Idiom To distract someone; to make someone lose their train of thought or concentration.
"Eh, shhh! You stay trowin me off. I tryin fo rememba someting."
day old poi (DAY-old-POY)
sometimes: day-old poi, thick like day old poi
Noun Poi that has fermented for a day, becoming slightly sour and thicker in consistency.
"Eh, no try explain um to Manny, dat guy head thick like day old poi."
pōpolo (POH-poh-loh)
sometimes: popolo
Noun A Black person or someone of African descent.
"I stay da only haole on da team da rest stay popolo"
paʻu (pah-OO)
sometimes: pāʻū, pa'u, pau
Noun A traditional Hawaiian skirt, especially one worn for hula dancing or by female horseback riders in parades.
"She goin wear one beautiful paʻu fo da hula tonight."
mongoose (MAHN-goose)
sometimes: mon-goose
Noun The small, weasel-like animal introduced to Hawaii to control rats, commonly seen darting across roads.
"One mongoose just ran across da road"