44 Hawaiian and Pidgin Phrases Every Visitor Needs to Know
Feb 27, 2023 · This article was updated with a few new pidgin phrases. The original piece was uploaded on Sep. 9, 2019. EDITOR’S NOTE: For the sake of clarity, we will be using Hawaiian diacritics, such as okina (ʻ) and kahako (āēīūō) in this article.
Hawaii’s Rainbow of Cultures and How They Got to the Islands
Sep 26, 2017 · Beginning in the 1850s, as the sugar industry grew and plantations began to multiply throughout Hawaii, plantation owners—many tracing their ancestry to English and American missionary families—began importing contracted laborers from outside the Islands to supplement Hawaiian laborers.
22 Hawaiʻi Dishes You Must Try When Traveling to the Islands
May 2, 2023 · Traditional Hawaiian poke is the dish at its most simple and pure, seasoned with Hawaiian sea salt, inamona (crushed, roasted kukui nuts mixed with salt) and limu kohu, a variety of seaweed difficult to find anywhere outside of Hawaii.Its since given birth to a seemingly never-ending tableau of recipes influenced by the many cultures that immigrated to the Islands using ingredients like onions ...
What's the Story Behind Hawaii's Flag? - Hawaii Magazine
Oct 21, 2008 · The flag’s color scheme is red, yellow and green, meant to represent different groups within Hawaiian society. The yellow is symbolic of the alii, the powerful royal class.Red represents the konohiki, the landed caste that served the alii.Green signifies the makaainana, or commoners.. Many of Native Hawaiian descent consider this …
7 Fun Facts About the Nene, or Hawaiian Goose - Hawaii Magazine
Jul 31, 2019 · The literal translation of the word in olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) means “to chirp, as a cricket; to croak … whimpering, as a sleeping infant.” The goose has also been known to “moo” like a cow. 5. There are Hawaiian geese in England today. When the nene were in danger of going completely extinct, an English conservationist named Peter Scott, founder of the Slimbridge Wetland ...
7 of Hawaiʻi’s Most Popular Lei and What Makes Them Unique
May 1, 2018 · 7. Heʻe Berry and Sea Grape. The festive colors of red and green make up this twisted lei of berry and green sea grapes. Named heʻe, after the Hawaiian word for octopus because of the tree’s long branches, the heʻe berry is also called the Christmas Berry for its bright red color.Both are abundant, invasive species in Hawaiʻi and shouldn’t be eaten, but they will last a very long time ...
Your Guide to Riding Honolulu’s Skyline Rail System
Jul 6, 2023 · You can’t get into any rail station without a Holo card, a contactless smart card used to pay for public transit.Think Oyster in London, OMNY in New York City and Ventra in Chicago. You need this card to ride Skyline—and also TheBus system on Oʻahu. You can buy a Holo card at any of these retailers for $2. Cards can be loaded online, over the phone or in …
How (And Where) To Watch the Massive Waves on Oʻahu’s North …
Dec 6, 2022 · Since most big wave surf spots are way—way—out in the water, shutterbugs won’t be able to shoot great photos without a telephoto lens.Of course, you can still take photos of the waves without a high-zoom lens, but you won’t be able to capture close-up shots of surfers or the dramatic cresting of individual waves.
How to Visit Niihau, the Forbidden Island of Hawaii
Oct 24, 2017 · No one is allowed to visit Hawaii’s Forbidden Isle—the 70-square-mile island, which on a clear day can be spied from Kauai’s west coast—unless they are invited by Niihau owners the Robinson family, or by one of its 70 full-time Native Hawaiian residents.
5 Things You Need to Know About the ʻŌhiʻa Lehua Tree
Updated on April 23, 2021 . One of Hawaiʻi’s most iconic tree, the ʻōhiʻa lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha) is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and is steeped in the Islands’ history.The flowers are gorgeous—coming in a variety of colors from red to yellow and even white—and have played muse for many local clothing and accessory designers.