"Talk the Talk"

-Top 15 Hawaiian Slang Words

You're getting ready to "Walk the Walk" by moving to Hawaii. Let us help you be able to "Talk the Talk" when you get here

1. Da Kine-Represents any person, place, or thing.
   Ex: We're going to Da Kine (the theatres) to see a movie.
   
2. Haole-Used to mean foreigner, but has evolved to mean Caucasian 
   Ex: My Luxury Hawaii Real Estate Agents are Haole.
   
3. Hapa-racially mixed
   Ex: Rachel is going to have hapa kids because she is marrying Kawika.
   
4. Kalohe-Rascal, trouble-maker
   Ex: My son is a major kalohe.
   
5. Kamaaina-local Hawaii resident
   Ex: I get local discounts because I'm a kamaaina
   
6. Hanai - adopted.  In Hawaii most don't have family nearby so we've "adopted" the Hawaiian tradition of adopting who we want for our family.
   Ex: My hanai family is getting together for Christmas dinner.
   
7. Mainland-the continental US including Alaska.  Please remember Hawaii Is a State, and you will be going back to the Mainland after your vacation - not back to the States!!
   Ex: I'm going to visit my friends on the mainland.
   
8. Ohana-Family
   Ex: My ohana and I are moving to Hawaii.
   
9. Pau-Finished, done
   Ex: Is dinner almost pau? Because I'm starving.
   
10. Slippahs-Flip Flops, Thongs
    Ex: I got the cutest slippahs the other day at the mall.
    
11. Stink Eye-Dirty look
    Ex: My neighbors always give me stink eye when you walk through their grass.
    
12. Talk Story-Have conversation
    Ex: Those girls always talk story in class.
    
13. Vog-Volcanic smoke
    Ex: The Vog is really strong today because the wind is blowing mauka(towards the mountains).
    
14. Wahine-Woman
    Ex: There are a lot of Wahine in the water today.
    
15. ...yeah?-right?
    Ex: You're using Luxury Hawaii Properties to buy a home in Hawaii, yeah?
    

Test Yourself: If you can understand this, you're ready!

-Are you almost Pau talking story?
-Yeah, the wahine told me where to find the best slippahs.
-You from the mainland?
-Yeah. But some of my Ohana is from the Big Island.
--That makes you hapa yeah?
-Yeah.

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