hukilau (hoo-kee-LAU)
sometimes: huki lau
Noun A traditional Hawaiian method of fishing involving a large group of people pulling a net from the ocean onto the beach; a festive beach gathering.
"Da whole ohana wen' come togedda fo' da hukilau."
suk suk (SOOK-sook)
sometimes: sook sook, suksuk, sooksook
Vulgar To perform oral sex; a slang term for sexual intercourse.
"Eh, haole boy, like suk suk?"
pehea'oe (peh-HEH-ah-OH-eh)
sometimes: pehea ʻoe, pehea oe
Idiom How are you? How is it going?
"Eh, long time no see, pehea 'oe?"
i tink so (eye-TINK-so)
sometimes: I think so, I tink, I tink so ah
Idiom I think so; probably.
"You coming? I tink so..."
ʻaumakua (ow-mah-KOO-ah)
sometimes: 'aumakua, aumakua, ʻaumākua, 'aumākua
Noun An ancestral family god, spirit, or protector in Hawaiian culture, often manifesting as an animal such as a shark, owl, or sea turtle.
"Plenny kine Hawaiians believe in ʻaumākua, who watch ova' and protect dem."
whaddsdascoops (wahtz-dah-SKOOPS)
sometimes: what's the scoops, whass da scoops, wats da scoops, whaddsdascoop
Slang What's going on; what is the latest news or gossip.
"Eh, whaddsdascoops?"