Local Grinds
Pidgin
Hawaiian Culture
Island Geography
Puaʻikeana
100

A popular dish featuring raw fish seasoned with shoyu, sea salt, limu, etc.

What is poke?

100

To chat or have a conversation

What is "talk story"?

100

Hawaiian word meaning family

What is ʻohana?

100

Home to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park

What is Hawaiʻi Island/Big Island?

100

What Pua-related thing happens on Sundays from 11am-1pm?

What is Evening of Aloha practice?

200
Portuguese-style deep-fried doughnut, normally tossed in sugar

What is a malasada?

200

Used in place of a word or phrase when the speaker assumes you know what they mean

What is "da kine"?

200

What is the name of the Hawaiian language?

What is ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi?

200
Famous volcanic summit on Maui
What is Haleakalā?
200

Puaʻs annual event in the Spring featuring student-choreographed numbers, food, games, and more!

What is lūʻau?
300

Traditional Hawaiian dessert made from steamed, pounded kalo (taro)

What is kūlolo?

300

To say "later" or "otherwise something may happen"

What is "bumbai"?

300
What was the name of the Hawaiian Kingdomʻs royal residence in Honolulu?

What is ʻIolani Palace?

300

Which island is known as the "Forbidden Isle"?

What is Niʻihau?

300

What is our VPʻs name? 🤭

Who is Trisha Nitta? 🫶🏼

400
Food made by slow-cooking in an underground oven (imu)

What is kalua pig?

400
Something or someone is dirty, messy, or gross. Can be used if someone swears too much

What is "pilau"?

400

Annual hula festival/competition honoring King David Kalākaua

What is Merrie Monarch?

400

Jurassic Park (1993) was filmed on these islands

What are Oʻahu and Kauaʻi?

400

The English translation of Puaʻikeana

What is "Blooming from within"?

500

This popular restaurant opened in Hawaiʻi in 1966 and later opened a Las Vegas location in 2023

What is Zippyʻs?

500

Acting like youʻre better than everyone else

What is "high makamaka"?

500

Animal that serves as a spiritual guardian or family protector

What is an ʻaumākua?

500

What is the Hawaiian name of Diamond Head?

What is Lēʻahi?

500

From tonightʻs cultural lesson, what is the Hawaiian word for "indigenous"?

What is "maoli"/"ʻōiwi"?