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Hawaii

Hawaii slang: regional words, sayings, and how locals talk.

This page collects regional vocabulary from Hawaii: slang you'll hear in conversation, sayings that travel through families, and pronunciations that mark a person as a local. Pick a city to narrow the list, or keep "All cities" to see the full Hawaii picture.

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8 words

broke da mouth Phrase

Extremely tasty.

da kine Dialect

That thing / whatchamacallit (universal placeholder).

A non-Hawaiian, usually a white person.

Greeting (how is it / how are you).

Delicious (Hawaiian / Pidgin).

rubbah slippahs Dialect

Flip-flops (Hawaiian Pidgin pronunciation).

A friendly hand gesture / greeting (also said aloud).

talk story Phrase

To chat informally, swap stories.