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  2. List of English words of Hawaiian origin - Wikipedia

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    Hawaiian vocabulary often overlaps with other Polynesian languages, such as Tahitian, so it is not always clear which of those languages a term is borrowed from. The Hawaiian orthography is notably different from the English orthography because there is a special letter in the Hawaiian alphabet, the ʻokina .

  3. Haole - Wikipedia

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    Among Hawaiian residents who have descended from various ethnic groups who worked on the plantations (often known as "locals"), "haole" is a term used to describe people of European ancestry. [11] The term itself can be merely descriptive, but it can be used in a way that is pejorative or discriminatory.

  4. Portal:Hawaii/Olelo - Wikipedia

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    "The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center is in Waikīkī on Kalākaua Avenue." 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.

  5. Hapa - Wikipedia

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    Hapa (/ ˈ h ɑː p ə / [1]) is a Hawaiian word for someone of multiracial ancestry. In Hawaii, the word refers to any person of mixed ethnic heritage, regardless of the specific mixture. [2] [3] The term is used for any multiracial person of partial East Asian, Southeast Asian, or Pacific Islander mixture in California.

  6. Da kine - Wikipedia

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    "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]

  7. What does a lei mean in Hawaii, can anyone wear one? - AOL

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    But for many locals, like Britney Texeira, leis have a deeper meaning. As a Native Hawaiian, lei is tied closely to her identity as well. "Growing up here in Hawaii, (lei) is a part of your life ...

  8. Shakalaka - Wikipedia

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    Shakalaka Shankar, Indian actor; Shaka Laka Boom Boom, 2002 children's television series; Shakalaka Baby, 2002 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Rama Narayanan; Shakalaka Boom Boom, 2007 Indian thriller drama film directed by Suneel Darshan

  9. Japanese loanwords in Hawaii - Wikipedia

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    This term is so widely used that most Hawaii residents are unaware that is not the widely used English language term for soy sauce. Sukiyaki (ja:すき焼き): Thin slices of beef, vegetables, and tofu simmered in a skillet or pan in sukiyaki sauce. (It is also the title of a No. 1 hit song in the U.S. made popular by Kyu Sakamoto in 1963.