Pidgin To Da Max
“Shoots, we go, pau hana already.”
What is “Okay, let’s go — work is already finished”?
This traditional Hawaiian land division typically runs from the mountains to the sea, linking resources into one system.
What is an ahupuaʻa?
The “J” in Jawaiian generally refers to this.
What is Jamaican? or Jah?, or Jammin'?
This canned meat became a local favorite during World War II and remains iconic in Hawaiʻi today.
What is Spam?
This aliʻi unified the Hawaiian Islands by 1810, establishing the Hawaiian Kingdom.
Who is Kamehameha I?
Derived from “brother,” this Pidgin term spread beyond family use as plantation laborers and later union movements used it to express solidarity and equality.
What is “brah”?
These five volcanoes make up the island of Hawaiʻi.
What are Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, Kīlauea, Hualālai, and Kohala?
In Jawaiian lyrics, the Rastafari idea of “Babylon” is often used to describe this in Hawaiʻi.
What is America, Colonialism, or Capitalism?
This raw fish dish, traditionally seasoned simply with salt and limu, predates soy sauce in Hawaiʻi.
What is poke?
This Hawaiian monarch was forcibly removed from power following a coup backed by foreign interests.
Who is Queen Liliʻuokalani?
In Pidgin, “one” is often used before a noun to mean “a” or “some,” a usage influenced by the use of indefinite articles in this language.”
What is Portuguese?
This volcanic crater within Kīlauea is traditionally recognized as the home of the volcano goddess Pele.
What is Halemaʻumaʻu?
This new label replaced “Jawaiian” in 1991 to avoid controversy over language, culture, and marketing.
What is island music?
This traditional underground oven uses hot stones and earth to slow-cook food for gatherings and ceremonies.
What is an imu?
This year marks the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
What is 1893?
Linguistically, “wen” is an example of this grammatical feature.
What is a tense marker?
This volcanic rock formed from cooled lava makes up most of Hawaiʻi’s landmass.
What is basalt?
This band Manaʻo Company originally planned a Hawaiian pop album but pivoted mid-recording to include reggae covers, accidentally creating this landmark Jawaiian hit.
What is “Drop Baby Drop”?
This Hawaiʻi-based restaurant chain helped introduce Spam musubi to the mainland United States starting in 1999.
What is L&L Hawaiian Barbecue?
This aliʻi wahine served as the first Kuhina Nui and helped end the kapu system after the death of Kamehameha I.
Who is Kaʻahumanu?
“Brah wen stay pilau when da kalla wen go bad.”
What is “He became corrupt when the money situation went bad?
This native wet rainforest on Hawaiʻi Island was once one of the densest ʻōhiʻa forests and remains a vital watershed today.
What is Ōlaʻa Forest?
Which band, playing since 1983, originally from Hilo on the Big Island, started out playing country western and traditional Hawaiian music before becoming famous for their reggae/Jawaiian sound?
Who is Hoʻāikāne?
This chef created orange chicken in Honolulu in 1987, helping define modern American Chinese food.
Who is Chef Andy Kao?
This was the birth name of Kamehameha III, who ruled Hawaiʻi for most of the 19th century.
Who is Kauikeaouli?