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Hawaiian priest, wizard, or shaman; used in the slang phrase "big kahuna". Link: Kamaʻāina Child of the Land, refers to any person born and raised in Hawai’i. Does not describe someone who moves to Hawai’i. [kəməˈʔaːjnə] Link: Keiki: A child. Link: Kukui
Please keep this category purged of everything that is not actually an article about a word or phrase. See as example Category:English words . This category consists of Hawaiian words on the English Wikipedia .
Note: The word ʻewa can also mean crooked, out of shape, imperfect, ill-fitting. The word ewa, (without the okina), means unstable, swaying, wandering; strayed . This section is here to highlight some of the most common words of the Hawaiian Language, ʻŌlelo , that are used in everyday conversation amongst locals.
"Da Kine" is cited as the callsign meaning of KINE-FM 105.1, a Honolulu-based Hawaiian music radio station. "Da Kine" is a song from the 1999 album Shaka the Moon by Hawaiian singer Darrel Labrado (then 14 years old). The song whimsically explains the meaning and uses of the phrase of the same name. The song gained local popularity. [10]
The day started with the phrase, "May Day is Lei Day" from poet Don Blanding in 1927. Locals soon began donning leis in downtown Honolulu and the first Lei Day is considered to be in 1927.
Shibai (pronounced like: "she buy," with a slight vocal inflection [clarify] on the second syllable) is a popular term commonly used in the state of Hawaii. Its general meaning refers to someone who is viewed as being "pretentious" or overtly "hypocritical." The term is used mostly regarding social interactions.
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Aloha (/ ə ˈ l oʊ h ɑː / ə-LOH-hah, Hawaiian:) is the Hawaiian word for love, affection, peace, compassion and mercy, that is commonly used as a greeting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a deeper cultural and spiritual significance to native Hawaiians , for whom the term is used to define a force that holds together existence.