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Insider InformationThe and Hawaii ... Travel Ezine, dated 03/06/01, by Lisa Weber
++++ In this Issue ++++ 01. Title Article - Insider Information 02. Travels deals - waikiki,cruises 03. Hawaiian Word - ahonui 04. Hawaiian article - vacation of a lifetime 05. Website - mixed plate 01. --- Insider Information --- Credit where credit is due, I got the idea for today's title content from the AlohaFriends newsletter story about Eddie Aikau - Aloha Friends is a very informative webpage about Hawaii, and they also have a great monthly ezine about Hawaii and Hawaii travel. (most issues include about 10 hawaiian words if you are interested in that) See their archives here http://www.alohafriends.com/Enews_Archive.html and their main page here http://www.alohafriends.com/ And now, on to the Insider Information …. Those of you who have been in Hawaii before will probably recognize what I mean here …. Visitors to Hawaii may see very common things which just have no meaning for them. A good example is the bumper sticker. Some common bumper stickers you may see that may perplex you are: Puinsai - this is something you would be likely to see on a … young adult's car. It is a slang surfer term for getting in that good spot in the wave, and also a crude term for a phrase it phonetically sounds like. Edie would go - This is a phrase honoring the famous Hawaiian surfer of the 70's, Eddie Aikau. Eddie would surf waves other people were scared to, and he lost his life in a heroic effort save the crewmembers of the Hokule'a after it overturned. He was on the voyaging canoe when it capsized many miles off Lanai. After a night spent in the water, he tied a bag of oranges around his neck and set off for land on the surfboard he had brought with them. The rest of the crew was eventually saved, but he was never seen again. Read more about that here http://starbulletin.com/98/03/09/features/story1.html a large wild boar sticker - Pig hunting is a very popular sport here in Hawaii. The pigs are usually hunted with dogs, and brought home to be cooked into Kalua pig (yuuuummmy) in the imu. Pig hunters frequently put the bumper stickers on their trucks, and they can also be identified by the 7 or 8 tough looking dogs in the back of their trucks. A large fish sticker - in the same vein as the wild boar, the ulua is the prize fish of the hawaiian ocean for shore fisherpeople. Got poi? This is a hawaiian take on the Got milk? commercials. Poi is a hawaiian staple made from the taro root by mashing it and adding water until it is the consistency of glue. There is one-finger poi (very thick, can be eaten by dipping one finger in and scooping it up) to three-finger poi (not so thick). If you get a chance, try it. Besides bumper stickers, other meanings that may elude you are: E komo mai: this is a phrase that means "welcome". Pronounced as "ay koh-moh my". Could be seen on an entrance or doorway. Da kine = Da kine is a pidgen term loosely translated as "the kind", which basically is what you would say when something is on the tip of your tongue but you can't remember it. "We going da kine later" = We're going _______ later" Insert whatever word it was you couldn't remember or just figured the other person knew, so you didn'' need to say. Hui - if someone is yelling hui (hoo-ee) at you in a high sing-songy voice, they are trying to get your attention. Better than "hey you!" Mahalo - if you see Mahalo on the fast food restaurant garbage can … no, it doesn't mean garbage, Mahalo means "Thank you". That cat with one paw raised in all the businesses - This is the Japanese good fortune cat, called Maneki Neko, the beckoning cat. Most businesses you enter in Hawaii, Japanese or not, will have at least one of these cats on display, some have shelves of them! Modern Hawaii culture is heavily influenced by Japanese traditions, and this is one example. See a picture and read about the legend here http://www.catanna.com/luckycat.htm Oh … and if you are at the Hawaiian Plate lunch place, and your lunch is supposed to come with salad, don't expect lettuce, you're getting macaroni salad … just one of the little differences, that mean so much. ******** http://www.holi-swaps.com/ Vacation & Holiday Home exchange - the great way to make new friends, explore great places and save money too. Advice, help, listings in dozens of countries, USA State Tour, plus travel and tourist info, free newsletters and more. I recommend this site highly - a unique way to save thousands of dollars on your vacation. ********* ---Internet Travel Deals Watch--- ** check the web sites for details and restrictions --------------------------------------------- http://www.travelscape.com/hotdeal_detail.cfm?ID=1940& 5 star Hyatt Regency Waikiki, $185 --------------------------------------------- http://cruises.expedia.com/cruises/show_cruise.asp?display=all&i=745065&c=44&v=228&rfrr=-588 Vancouver to Honolulu 12 day cruises, 1299 --------------------------------------------- http://dir.travelzoo.com/Vacations.asp?intCategory=52 Travelzoo Hawaii deals --------------------------------------------- ---Hawaiian Word of the Week--- ahonui - (ah ho noo ee) - patient, patience 04. ---Hawaiian Article/Information Watch--- http://www.epinions.com/trvl-review-4ECE-C09886C-387FF157-bd1 Vacation of a Lifetime - A visitors recommendation of the tour company "Eye of the whale" taking them to Kauai, Maui, and the Big Island on hiking trips. 05. --- Hawaiian Website Watch --- http://mixed-plate.com/ Mixed Plate Hawaii My favorite thing about this page is the recipes; a good mixture of chinese, japanese, philipino, and hawaiian food. Try the chicken long rice - exactly like your local luau. Have a story or a question you'd like to share? E-mail me at ezine@andhawaii.com . Until next week, Lisa. http://www.andhawaii.com |
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