I was born in Honolulu, grew up in Kakaako, went away to college and returned to work in the sugar industry for C. Brewer at the Hutchinson Sugar Company in Naalehu, Kau, Big Island of Hawaii. So I spoke Pidgin English, referred to by some as Hawaii Creole. Being away for four years at Stanford changed me so that I almost forgot local slang, but spoke English far better. Working in the sugar industry on the Big Island and Kauai infused in me a different kind of Pidgin, which I retain today. According to Google AI, the three most popular Hawaiian pidgin words blending Hawaiian, English, Portuguese Japanese, Chinese and Filipino are: Da Kine: A universal placeholder word used to describe literally any object, action, or idea whose name you can't remember (similar to "whatchamacallit"). [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Broke da Mouth: The ultimate compliment for a meal that is incredibly delicious. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Bumbai (or Bumbye): Translates to "by and by" or "lat...
Started late today. Sorry. Not much to write about, so just picked this day, 27June2026. Day 178 of the year, with 187 remaining. Gazing at the Wikipedia page of today , nothing particularly important happened on this day. The final entry 2024 – U.S. President Joe Biden debates former U.S. President Donald Trump . Biden's perceived poor performance leads to his withdrawal from the election on July 21. [ 17 ] That led to Donald Trump becoming president, so in a way, that was an extremely crucial day for Democracy in the USA. The top news of the day is that continued tit-for-tat relationship between Iran and the USA. However, there has been progress on that MOU. From Google AI: U.S. forces have conducted renewed strikes on Iranian military and drone facilities in the Persian Gulf in response to an Iranian drone attack on a commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz . Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon have signed a U.S.-mediated framework ...