Here in this direction sign, there is a miswriting of word custom which means ‘’gümrük’’ in Turkish.
25104
United States
Kapolei
This birthday card says “Jus wanted fo’ tell you...” which in english means “I just wanted to tell you..”
This is an example of symbolic authentic because it is used to make connections with pidgin through emotions, such as humor and happiness.
25922
United States
Kapolei
I found this on a sticker at T and C. It said “Stay Stoked.” There is English and Pidgin within this phrase. The stay part is Pidgin for “to be” and stoked means to be enthusiastic or excited for something. I think that this is symbolic-synthetic because it is a sense of the ‘local’ and allows locals to connect. MF
44115
United States
Kapolei
A sign for the bathroom for Men. GM
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47187
United States
Kapolei
This picture was taken in Down to Earth in Kapolei (retail domain). A sign lists Hawaiian values and their meaning to the Down to Earth corporation. It is displayed in the deli/beverage section of the grocery store. Not many tourists go grocery shopping in Kapolei, so it must be for local people to see. The implied message is that Down to Earth’s business model is supported by Hawaiian values. (SM)
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
25174
United States
Kapolei
This is a mix of pidgin and english. “I wen bake one cake” is pidgin for “i baked you a cake”. This card could be classified as symbolic-authentic because it establishes emotions when read in pidgin.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
25175
United States
Kapolei
This card is a symbolic-authentic. It is meant to be read on pidgin and would be more used between locals than outsiders.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
46182
United States
Kapolei
N.L Has the Hawaiian word Ko Olina
24954
United States
Kapolei
This is a card that says “ey! Dis card no stay late” (hwc). In English this says wait! This card is not late. In other words the person is saying that they are not giving the card, after your birthday is passed. This is symbolic-authentic. R.N.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
24955
United States
Kapolei
This is a card that says “Minahs brah”, “Shaka, brah”, “laydahs, brah”, and “What, brah” (hwc). This is a card that is using humor. Because brah does not mean bra it is short for braddah which means “brother” in English. Minahs is minor; to locals it also means “it is not a big deal”. Laydahs is later. This is symbolic-authentic. R.N.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
24956
United States
Kapolei
This is a card that says “Simon sez act lolo”, “Simon sez make one Shaka”, “Simon sez wiggle yo’ okole” (hwc). Lolo is Hawaiian but written as lōlō which means crazy. Sez is says in English. Yo’ is short for your. Okole is Hawaiian but normally written as ‘Okole which means butt. Shaka is a term that is a symbol of goodbye or hello. This is symbolic-authentic. R.N.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
24957
United States
Kapolei
This card says “here’s one bottled water fo’ go with your birthday cake” and there is a bottle that says “local kine tap water, straight from da pipe” (hwc). The first phrase in English means here is a bottled water to go with your birthday cake. And the phrases on the bottle says local tap water, water coming from the faucet. This a humor saying that our tap water is clean so you do not need to get it from bottled water from the store. This is symbolic-authentic. R.N.
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