rib-eye in the sky n.— «A friend from South Dakota calls’em rib-eye in the sky.» —“Shot my first Sandhill crane! Any recipes?” by JoeA in Honolulu, Hawaii HuntingNet Nov. 14, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued...
deadman’s curve n.— «In its ruling, the F.A.A. said that, by hovering at low altitudes, “sightseeing helicopters are operating in the avoid area of the height-speed envelope (deadman’s curve).” A helicopter flying too low...
aerosol graffiti n.— «Despite an increase in graffiti arrests, the battle is far from over, and now there may be a new fight ahead. Graffiti in Hawaii is no longer limited to what’s called the aerosol-graffiti scene.» —“New type of...
jalapeño
n.— «Jon was a “jalapeño”, half white (Hauli, the slang for “White” in Hawaii) half Filipino.» —“I see Ghosts in my house” by pax industria /dev/null May 23, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Jawaiian adj.— «Many of our younger people who have grown up with these new sounds, actually think of the music as Hawaiian… at least one form of Hawaiian music. They call it reggae, Jamaican, Jawaiian, “contemporary”...
Hooponopono n.— «Hawaiian groups clashing over what to do with artifacts buried in a Big Island cave failed to reach an agreement after meeting for months under an ancient mediation process. U-S District Judge David Ezra had the groups...