Local Foods
Local Traditions
Local State Symbols
“Eh, Where You Grad?”
Hawaiian Pidgin
Solo State
100
Statistics show that Hawai’i 7-Eleven stores go through approximately 70,000 of these seaweed wrapped snacks each week
What is Spam Musubi?
100
This is a common greeting in Hawai’i and if you try to leave a party without doing it, you will get scolding’s from Anti!
What is a hug and a kiss on the cheek?
100
State nickname
What is the Aloha State?
100
One of the two high schools in Hilo is Waiakea, the other is this, go Vikings!
What is Hilo High School?
100
What is throwing a shaka?
100
The only state to have its own one of these, 3 hours behind California, Oregon, Washington and Nevada during Pacific Daylight Time
What is time zone (Hawaiian Standard Time)?
200
A piece of meat, fish, and fat for flavor sprinkled with sea salt and individually hand wrapped with taro leaves placed into an imu to cook
What is Lau Lau?
200
Superstition says that people who take these away will be cursed
What are lava rocks?
200
Hawai’i’s state bird
What is the Nene goose?
200
In the 1920’s more than half of high school students attended this high school also known to be the oldest public high school in Hawai’i, go Tigers!
What is McKinley High School?
200
Hey, how are you
What is Howzit?
200
Hawai’i is the only U.S. state to grow this commercially
What is coffee?
300
Buns cooked by steaming or baking with contents varying from char siu, chicken, kalua pig and sweet potato
What is Manapua?
300
Before entering someone’s house you do this
What is take off your shoes?
300
Hawai’i’s state tree
What is the Kukui?
300
Shane “The Flyin’ Hawaiian” Victorino, graduated from this private High School on Maui, go Trojans!
What is St. Anthony High School?
300
No good, broken
What is Junk/hamajang?
300
Hawai’i is the only state recognized with two official languages, Hawaiian & English. Locals would consider this to be the third.
What is Pidgin?
*Pidgin was declared an official language by the U.S. Census Bureau in 2015
400
Rice, burger, fried egg and brown gravy
What is Loco Moco?
400
He is celebrated with a Ho’olaule’a, a carnival, lei draping ceremony, a floral parade and the entire state gets the day off
What is Kamehameha Day?
400
Hawai’i’s state flower
What is the yellow hibiscus?
400
Bette Midler graduated here in 1963, go Rams!
What is Radford High School?
400
You want to fight?
What is Like Beef/scrap?
400
The only Royal Palace in the U.S. is located here in Hawai’i
What is Iolani Palace?
500
Coconut milk-based dessert
What is Haupia?
500
Celebration for a child’s first birthday
What is a baby lu’au?
500
Hawai’i’s state motto
What is Ua Mau ke Ea o ka Aina I ka Pono?
500
Students became known as the Red Raiders because they wore red uniforms donated by Iolani High School in 1950, before this they were Ramberiers, go Red Raiders!
What is Kahuku High School?
500
Done with work, or after work alcoholic drink
What is Pau Hana?
500
Hawai’i is the only state to have Fried Apple Pies and Spam, Portuguese Sausage, Eggs and Rice breakfast platters on the menu at this fast food chain restaurant
What is McDonald’s?