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Climate
Rainfall on O`ahu
Honolulu Coastal – 22 inches (56 cm)/year
Kailua – 73 inches (193 cm)/year
Mountains – up to 200 + inches (508+ cm)/year
The weather on O`ahu is pleasantly temperate, with temperatures ranging from a low of 62°F to highs of 89°F in the summer. The windward side of O`ahu has more rain than other areas with December being the wettest month with an average of 7.9 inches of rain and June being the driest with an average of 3.6 inches of rain. Honolulu and Waikiki are a bit drier with a December average of 3.2 inches of rain and a June low of .4 inches of rain. On the North Shore, the average rainfall in December is 4.1 inches while the average in June is .4 inches.
For O`ahu weather forecasts, call 808-973-4381. For surf report information, 808-596-7873.
Culture
The Hawaiian Language
In the Hawaiian language, an `okina (`) or glottal stop is frequently seen between two vowels. A glottal stop indicates a total break in sound, so whenever you see one, pause for a second as if you were saying uh-oh.
Hawaii
doesn’t get one because without one it means the state of Hawaii and with a stop it means the Big Island of Hawai`i.
Hawaii is the only state to have two official languages – English and Hawaiian.
The Hawaiian alphabet (the shortest in the world) contains only 12 letters – the five vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and seven consonants (h, k, l, m, n, p and w). You’ll soon figure this out when every name of every street, beach, park, town and Hawaiian person seem to be all K
s and W
s.
The sounds of the letters are the same as in English except in the case of the v
which is often pronounced as a w.
For example, many people pronounce the state as Ha-vi-e.
The language isn’t as simple as it seems – the Hawaiian language has 33 words to describe a cloud and 179 terms for sweet potatoes.
When trying to navigate through the Hawaiian language, it may be easier if you break the words into syllables. Hawaiian syllables never contain more than one consonant (h, k, l, m, n, p, w) and each syllable must end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). If you follow these rules, you’ll realize that each word in the Hawaiian language ends with a vowel.
One of the most popular and intriguing words in the Hawaiian language is the name of the unofficial state fish – the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a! If you break it down, it is a bit easier and can actually be fun (kids love it!). Try Hu-mu-hu-mu-nu-ku-nu-ku-a-pa-a-`a.
Want a head start?www.thehawaiichannel.comhas a section called Hawaiian Word of the Day
which is brought to visitors by Kamehameha Schools. You can view the website or, when you’re on O`ahu, check out Channel KITV 4 News every morning from Monday to Friday. Also, a website, www.hawaiianlanguage.com, is dedicated to preserving the Hawaiian language.
Common Hawaiian words
ahi (AH-HEE) – yellowfin tuna
`aina (eye-na) – land, earth
aikane (eye-kah-nay) – friend, companion
akamai (ah-kah-my) – smart or clever
ali`i (ah-lee-ee) – a chief or member of nobility
aloha (ah-lo-ha) – hello, goodbye, love
aloha `oe (AH-LO-HA OH-A) – farewell to you
aloha nui loa (AH-LO-HA NU-E LO-AH) – very much love
auwe (ow-way) – Oh! or Ouch!
`awa (ah-vah) – Kava root, chewed in native Polynesia in a relaxing social ritual
ea (eh-ah) – sovereignty, rule, life force
halau (ha-laow) – hula school
hale (hah-ley) – house or home
hana (hah-na) – work
hanai (ha-nai) – adopted or foster children
haole (ha-oh-lay) – foreigner
Haoli Makahiki Hou (ha-oh-lee ma-ka-He-key ho) – Happy New Year
heiau (hay-ee-ow) – ancient temple, place of worship
holoholo (ho-lo-ho-lo) – a trip or excursion
hono (ho-no) – bay
huhu (hoo-hoo) – angry
hui - (hoo-ee) – club, association
huna (hoo-na) – secret
imu (ee-moo) – underground oven
kahuna (ka-who-na) – priest or expert
kai (KAH-EE) – sea water
kama`aina (kah-mah-eye-na) – a person born in or familiar with a place
kanaka maole (ka-na-ka ma-oh-lay) – the true Hawaiian people
kane (kah-nay) – man
kapu (kah-poo) – taboo or sacred, keep out, forbidden
kau kau (cow-cow) - food
keiki (kay-kee) – child
kokua (koh-ku-ah) – help, assistance
kuleana (koo-lee-ah-na) – immediate garden or taro patch near a home
kupuna (koo-poo-nah) – elders, grandparents
ku`uipo (koo-oo-e-i-po) – sweetheart
lani (lah-nee) – heaven
lei (LEH-EE) – flower wreath
lolo (low-low) – crazy
lua (loo-ah) – bathroom
luau (loo-ow) – Hawaiian feast or celebration
mahalo (mah-ha-lo) – thank you
mahalo nui loa (MAH-HA-LO NU-EE LO-HA) – thank you very much
makai (ma-kai) – toward the sea
mele (may-lay) – song or chant
menehune (meh-nee-hoo-nee) – legendary race of tiny people who worked at night building fish ponds, roads and temples
mauka (mao-ka) – inland, toward the mountains
Mele Kalikimaka (may-lay ka-lee-kee-ma-ka) – Merry Christmas
moana (MOH-AH-NUH) – ocean
mu`u mu`u (moo-oo-moo-oo) – traditional Hawaiian gown for women
`ohana (o-hah-na) – family, relatives
`oi (oy) – best
`ono (oh-no) – delicious
opala (o-pa-la) – garbage
pali (pah-lee) – cliff, steep hill
paniolo - (pah-nee-oh-lo) – Hawaiian cowboy
pau (pow) – finished
pilikia (pee-lee-kee-ah) – trouble of any kind
poi (POH-EE) – mashed taro
po’okela (po-oh-kell-ah) – regarded as the best by the community
pono (poh-no) – righteous.
pua (poo-uh) – flower
puka (poo-kah) – hole, door or entryway
pupu (poo-poo) – appetizer or hours d’oeuveres
tutu (TOO-TOO) – granny
wahine (wa-hee-nay) – woman
wai (WAH-EE) – fresh water
wai wai (why-why) – property or assets.
wikiwiki (wee-kee-wee-kee) – hurry
E Komo Mai (E-KO-MO-MY) – welcome
Da Pidgin Guide
Pidgin is slang used on the islands by locals. It is not recommended that you use it casually – some people might think that you’re making fun of them. If you want to learn more about pidgin, ask a local to explain some terms. In order to understand pidgin a little better, you may want to browse through these definitions:
an’ den – and then
broke da mouth – if you eat something and it was really good then it is broke da mouth
brah – All guys call each other this, a greeting for locals (whassup brah?
)
da – the
da kine – When you can’t think of the word you mean to say, you just say da kine,
i.e. Where did I put the da kine?
You could be looking for any thing – your car, your lunch, your kid….
fo real – This can be a question or a statement. Fo real?
could be a question meaning Really?
Or it could mean agreement to a statement as if someone says, That ahi dinner hit the spot.
The reply, Fo real,
implies agreement.
garans – Guaranteed
garans ballbarans – Also means guaranteed and if you’re fortunate enough to have the name Sharon
as I do, you will probably be called Sharon Ballbarans for the rest of your life.
grind – eat (I’m so hungry, I’m gonna grind so hard
)
grinds – food (Let’s go get some grinds in Hale`iwa
)
haole – Caucasian
haole feet – tenderfoot (what you say when you see a pale tourist running across the beach because the sand is so hot)
hele on – moving on
holoholo – to go out (Let’s go holoholo tonight
)
howzit? – common greeting meaning How is everything?
junk – lousy, horrible (Last night was so junk
)
laydahs – later (See ya laydahs
)
mo bettah – more better (a popular catchphrase on Moloka`i where you’ll see the Moloka`i mo bettah
slogan all over the place)
okole – butt, bottom
ono – delicious (This poke is so ono
)
pakalolo – marijuana
pau – finished, done
pau hana – finished with work (also the name for the beer/drink that you have after work, i.e., Did you have a pau hana yet?
)
puka – hole (My shirt has a tiny puka
)
shaka – hand signal waving thumb and pinky
shishi – pee (used to ask children – Do you have to go shishi?
sistah – sister
slippahs – flip flops
stink eye – a dirty look (That girl over there is giving you stink eye
)
talk story – casual talk or gossip (I’m going to go over to Vinnie’s to talk story
)
tanks - thanks
tink – think ("I tink I saw a shark in the