Thank you to Hannah Ii-Epstein for providing all the words and their translations!
A
Aina (EYE-na)
Aloha (ah-low-ha)
An (an)
B Baka (Baa kah)
Batu (baa-two)
Bebadee (bay-bah-dee)
Befo’ (bee-pho)
Braddah (bra-duh)
Brah (bra)
Buggah (bug-ah)
Bulai (boo-lie)
Bumbye (bum-bye) also Bumbai (bum-bye)
Bus (bus)
C Chee (cheeee) or Chee-hoo (cheeee-who)
Chelly (shell-ee)
Cockaroach (cock-ah-roach)
Da (duh)
Da Kine (duh-kine)
Dat (D-ah-t)
Dere (duh-air)
Dey (Day)
E Edumacated (ed-dew-ma-kate-ed)
Eddie (ed-dy)
'Eh (A or Ah)
Eva (Ev-vah)
F Fa (f-ah)
Faddah (f-ah-duh)
Fo' (ph-oh)
Fo'get (pho-get)
Fo' Real (pho-reel)
G Grinds (grines)
H Hale (ha-lay)
Hale’iwa (HA-lay E-va)
Hamajang (ham-ah-jang)
Hanabata dayz (ha na BAH ta - day-z)
Haole (how-lee) also Haoles (how-lee-s)
Hapa (hop-ah)
Hapai (ha PIE)
Hauna (HOW nah)
Hea (he-ah)
Ho or Ho’ (hoe)
Holoholo (ho-low-ho-low)
Howzit (HOW zit)
Hula (who-la)
Huli (WHO lee)
I Ichiban (ee-chee-bon)
Imua (e-moo-ah)
J Jawaiian (JAH-why-an)
K Kahuku (k-ah-who-coo)
Kailua (k-eye-lu-ah)
Kalihi (k-ah-lee-he)
Kapu (ka POO)
Kailua (k-eye-lu-ah)
Kalihi (k-ah-lee-he)
Kama’aina (comma-eye-na)
Kaneloaokalani (k-ah-nay-low-ah-oh-k-ah-lawn-ee)
Kaneohe (k-ah-nay-oh-he)
Kawika (k-ah-vee-k-ah)
Keiki (kay-kee)
Kine (Ka-eye-n)
L La'dat (la-dat) also Li'dat (lee-dat)
La’dis (la-dis)
LCC (L.C.C.)
Lepo (LEH po)
Lickins (lick-inn's)
Lolo (low-low)
Lua (LOO ah)
Maddah (ma-duh)
Mahalo (ma-ha-low)
Mahu (ma-who)
Mainland (main-land)
Makana (MA-kahn-ah)
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M (Cont'd)
Malama (ma-la-ma)
Manapua (ma-nah-poo-ah)
Manini (ma-knee-knee)
Memba (mem-b-ah)
Mo’ (mo)
Moana (MO-ah-nah)
Moke (moke)
Musubi (moo-sue-bee)
N Nah (n-Aah)
Nah nah nah nah nah (nah nah nah nah NAH)
Nani (NAA knee)
Nalo (na-low)
Nene (nay-nay)
Nevah (ne-v-ah)
Niele (nee-eh-lay)
No ka oi (no-k-ah-oi)
O O’ (OH)
Obake (oh-bah-kay)
Oddah (oh DUH)
O’hana (OH ha-na)
Old Fut (old ph-ut)
Olos (Oh lohz)
Opu (OH poo)
Ova (oh-v-ah)
O'wat (oh-wat)
P Pakalolo (p-ah-kah-low-low)
Pau (pow)
Pau Hana (pow-ha-na)
Pauoa (pow-oh-ah)
Peopo (PEE poh)
Peppah (PEE pah or pep AH) Paper Pikake (pee-kah-key)
Plumeria (PL-oo-mare-e-ah)
Poi (p-oi)
Poi Dog (p-oi dog)
Poke (po-kay)
S Shave Ice (shave ice)
Shishi (SHEE shee)
Shoots (shoot-s) also Shoot
Sistah (sis-t-ah)
Skared (sk-air-d)
Skool (sss-cool)
Slippah (slip-AH)
Sly Mongoose
Stay
Suppa (soup-ah)
T Tanks (tank-s)
Tantaran (tan-ta-dan)
Taught (tawt)
Tree (tree)
Ting (T-ing)
Tink (Tea-k)
Tirdie (TURD ee)
Tita (tit-ah or tee-dah)
Tutu (two two)
Tweeka (Tweak AH)
U Ule (oo-leh)
Unda (un DUH)
‘Um (um)
V Vog (VVV-og)
W Wahine (wa-hee-nay)
Waialua (why AH loo ah)
Waimea (why-may-ah)
Wat (waat)
Watevah (waat-ev-ah)
Wattah (waa tah)
Wen (w-en)
Wit (wh-it)
Yeah, no
You go, I go stay come
Z Zippy's (zee-peez)
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