Hawaii Chronicles III: World War Two in Hawaii from the Pages of Paradise of the Pacific

“G.I.” Hawaiian

“G.I.” Hawaiian MILLY LOU DONNELLY E Little brochures have been issued by the Army telling our soldiers the proper way to ask for a spot of tea in London and what not to say to a veiled lady in Algiers. Perhaps a couple of colloquialisms would make them feel more at home in Hawaii, where East is sometimes Ewa, and West depends on where you stand at the time.Then, too, consider the sad sailor, to whom the pretty Hawaiian maiden said “Ae, No!” Things would have been so different if he had known she didn’t mean “I? No!” but “Yes, indeed!” Therefore, I have assembled some everyday words and phrases into groups, which I hope may be convenient and useful for our visiting fighting men, and present them with my aloha. The alphabet has only seven consonants—H, K, L, M, N, P, W— pronounced as in English. In the middle of a word, W has the sound of V. Every syllable ends in a vowel. Pronounce the five vowels like this: A—Say Ah E—Like the E in Hep I—Like EE in Jeep O—Plain old O U—Like OO in Yoo! Hoo! AE and AI—Like the AI in middle-aisle! AU and AO—Like the OW in chow EI—Like the A in hay-foot THE SOLDIER (Ko-a) Airship mo-ku-le-le All right in rear o-ho-pe-lae 117 First published April 1943. Aviator ka-ne-le-le Battle, war ka-u-a Can do hi-ki no Cold a-nu-a-nu Dig e-li Dirty hau-mi-a Done, finished pau Government au-pu-ni Gripe nu-ku-nu-ku Halt! uo-ki! Hat pa-pa-le Help ko-ku-a Hot we-la Hurry wi-ki-wi-ki Mosquito ma-ki-ka Muddy u-ke-le-ke-le No can do hi-ki o-le Okay po-lo-lei! The Old Man a-le-ma-ku-le Red tape “humbug” Sleep mo-e mo-e Sleepy ma-ka hi-a mo-e Tired lu-hi Tobacco pa-ka Top Kick lu-na ha-na Trouble pi-li-ki-a Walk he-le wa-wae Wet pu-lu Win, victory la-na-ki-la Work ha-na Worry ma-na-o pi-li-ki-a THE PASS Bottoms up! o-ko-le ma-lu-na! Buy ku-ai mai Club, group hu-i Costs too much ma-ke-he-wa Hawai‘i Chronicles 118 Damn-fool ka-ma-pu-lu Dance hu-la or a-na-pau Drink i-nu Fight ha-ka-ka Gamble pi-li-wai-wai Garland, flowers lei Good bargain ma-ke-po-no Gossip ho-lo-ho-lo o-le-lo Guardhouse, brig ha-le pa-a-hao Headache na-lu-lu Intoxicated o-na Liquor o-ko-le-hao Lose money po-ho ka-la Off duty mo-e mo-e Out of bounds ka-pu Pay u-ku Pay day u-ku la Policeman ma-ka‘-i Ride, in auto ho-lo-ho-lo ka-a Ride, surfboard he-e-na-lu Shoot the works! “go for broke” Sing, song me-le Swim au Thirsty ma-ke-wai Whoopee we-la-ka-hao KITCHEN POLICE Beans pa-pa-pa Beef i‘o pi-pi Banquet, Hawaiian lu-au Cake, cookie me-a o-no Coffee ko-pe Come and get it! he-le mai e ai! Eat ai, or kau-kau Food me-a ai, or kau-kau Good grub o-no lo-a Hungry po-lo-li War!—1943 119 Pig pu-a-a Slightly smelly pi-lau! Spam i‘o pu-a-a Spuds ua-la (wah-lah) HOSPITAL (Ha-le la-pa-au) Arm, hand li-ma Back ku-a Bathe au Bed hi-ki-e-e Be quiet! E ha-mau! Blanket ka-pa-hu-lu-lu Doctor kau-ka Ear pe-pei-ao Eye ma-ka Foot, leg wa-wae Head po-o Heart pu-u-wai Lie down mo-e Medicine la-au la-pau-au Mouth wa-ha Nose i-hu Nurse ka-hu-ma‘-i Pain, ache e-ke e-ke Pillow u-lu-na Sick ma-i Sit no-ho Sore e-ha Stand ku Stomach o-pu Tooth ni-ho Well mai-kai THE CONVOY Battle-wagon ma-nu-wa Captain ka-pe-na Hawai‘i Chronicles...