pāhoehoe(PAH-hoe-hoe) (n) A type of lava that is smooth and often slick when wet.
Example
English: Billy! Don’t run! This lava is really smooth and—it’s okay! Don’t cry!
Pidgin: What I said? Das wet pāhoehoe, lōlō. You run like that in slippahs of course you going break your head.
Note: ‘Ōlelo is a Hawaiian word meaning language, speech, word, etc. To see the current list of Hawaiian and Pidgin words, definitions, and usage please click on
aloha pō (ah-low-hah po) (n) Hawaiian phrase for good night. For Example: “Aloha pō, Zader,” said Uncle Kahana. “Sleep tight.” Note: ‘Ōlelo is a Hawaiian word meaning language, speech, word, etc. To see the current list of Hawaiian and Pidgin words,...
ʻohana nui (OH-hah-nah new-ee) (n) Hawaiian word for extended family, clan. For Example: Everybody’s going to be there to see the pavilion, Zader, the whole ‘ohana nui! ~One Shark, No Bite Note: ‘Ōlelo is a Hawaiian word meaning language, speech, word,...
hālau (HAH-lau) (n) Hawaiian word for a hula school. For Example: “The boys in my hālau are learning a new shark hula. It’s about these guys who are lost, yeah, out in the open ocean in a canoe and this shark comes and leads them back to land.” She side stepped,...
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