Pidgin Kine Tings
What is pidgin for "more"?
Mo
What is the Hawaiian word meaning "to rain"?
Ua
What is the flag in the upper left corner of the Hawaiian flag?
The Union Jack
What is the Hawaiian word for "smells bad"?
Hauna
Where is the Ka`anapali Coast?
Maui
What are the school colors for the University of Hawaii?
Green and white
What is pidgin for "don't say bad things behind people's backs"?
No talk stink
What blossom growing in wet, lush, green mountains can be used for soap and shampoo?
Ginger (awapuhi)
What is a newcomer to the islands?
Malihini
What were the units of land in old Hawaii that extended from the mountain to the sea called?
ahupua`a
What familiar place means Spouting Water in Hawaiian?
Waikiki
What do sumo wrestlers use to purify the ring before the match?
salt
What is pidgin for "guaranteed"?
Garans ballbearins
What flower is referred to as the "graveyard flower"?
Plumeria
What club donates The Bus stop benches?
Lion's Club
If someone is accompanying a hula on a pahu, what instrument is being played?
wooden drum
What is another English name for Chinaman's Hat island?
The Poi Pounder
From 1971-2000, who was the head coach of the University of Hawaii baseball team?
Les Murakami
What is the pidgin word for "cowlick"?
Giri-giri
What is mai`a?
Banana
Which airline flew the first commercial air flight from San Francisco to Honolulu?
Pan American
What is a beautiful Hawaiian dress with a yoke and sometimes a train?
Holoku
If you were in Koke`e, which island would you be on?
Kaua`i
What song did Harry Owens write for his daughter which won an Oscar in 1937?
Sweet Leilani
What is pidgin for "all mixed together"?
Chop suey
What do Hawaiians call a blue and pink snapper?
`Opakapaka
Who was the first U.S. president to visit Hawaii?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (in 1934)
What star led the Polynesians to the Hawaiian Islands?
Hokule'a or Arcturus
What opened in 1914 at Kapiolani Park?
Honolulu Zoo
What national conference did the University of Hawaii join in 1977?
Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
What is the Hawaiian word for "veranda"?
Lanai
Hawaii's state bird is only found on 2 islands. Maui is one; what is the other?
What is the time difference between New York and Hawaii in the winter?
New York is 5 hours ahead
What is a Pu`uhonua O Honaunau?
The City of Refuge
On which building in Waikiki can one find a thirty-story rainbow mosaic?
Hilton Hawaiian Village Rainbow Tower
What annual event features hundreds of high school students dressed in white, singing in competitive harmony?
The Kamehameha Schools Annual Song Contest
If you don't come home in time for dinner, you'll get in plenty pilikia. What is pilikia?
Trouble
What kind of fish is the Humuhumunukunukuapua`a?
a trigger fish
What were the colors of the 1969 license plates?
Yellow and Black
Captain Cook, upon arrival, was worshipped as which of the four great gods of Polynesia?
Lono
What was Hawaii's first public park?
Thomas Square (finished in 1873)
What local resident won the most Olympic medals?
Tommy Kono
What is pidgin for "a very large amount of something"?
Uku plenty or Uku million
To what common plant is the rare silversword related?
The sunflower
What was the first labor group to unionize Hawaii's plantation workers?
ILWU (International Longshormen's and Waterhousemen's Union)
Menehune prefer to work at which time of the day?
night time
If you were on Shipwreck Beach, what island would you be on?
Lana`i
What character was portrayed by Al Harrington on Hawaii Five-O?
Ben Kokua