Posts Tagged ‘Hawaiian Language’

Local Hawaiian Music From the 70′s

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The music of Hawaiʻi includes an array of traditional and popular styles, ranging from native Hawaiian folk music to modern rock and hip hop. Hawaiʻi’s musical contributions to the music of the United States are out of proportion to the state’s small size. Styles like slack-key guitar are well-known worldwide, while Hawaiian-tinged music is a [...]

Hawaiian Pidgin 101

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Pidgin (or Hawaiʻi Creole) originated as a form of communication used between English speaking residents and non-English speaking immigrants in Hawaiʻi.[4] It supplanted the pidgin Hawaiian used on the plantations and elsewhere in Hawaiʻi. It has been influenced by many languages, including Portuguese, Hawaiian, and Cantonese. As people of other language backgrounds were brought in [...]

Question of the Day: What is Your Favorite Hawaiian Food?

Highway Inn Waipahu Hawaii

At the tweetup at Highway Inn (@highwayinn) in Waipahu, Hawaii, we enjoyed an ono (Hawaiian for delicious) Hawaiian food. Here are peoples responses. Looks like lau lau is the winner among our group! @hawaii (Ryan Ozawa)- limu poke @yogohawaii (Yoichiro Basso) – lau lau @hawaiikara (Kara Imai) – haupia @lkitajima (lkitajima) – lau lau @ikitajima [...]

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