Location: FOODLAND. Sign ‘shaka’ - welcoming gesture, the poster is advertising the store’s products using Hawaii Creole English as the header: ‘Shakas Up'
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
39054
United States
Honolulu
Rockin' da roots
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41358
United States
Kailua
Location: FOODLAND
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
39055
United States
Honolulu
Additional parking in da back
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41359
United States
Kailua
Deck of cards cover at TIMES supermarket
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
39056
United States
Honolulu
Uku plenty
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41360
United States
Kailua
Children’s Book - Kimo’s Summer Vacation
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38801
United States
Pearl City
—
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41361
United States
Kailua
Deck of cards cover at TIMES supermarket
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38802
United States
Mililani
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41362
United States
Kailua
‘Shoots’ in Pidgin means ‘ok’ in English
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38803
United States
Mililani
—
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
41363
United States
Kailua
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
108707
ryansunada
United States
New York
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43431
United States
Honolulu
(HC)
Domain: Hawaii's Finest Clothing
Purpose: To denote sizes of the t-shirts on the rack.
Audience: Children and Women
Printed: Slate display board
Message: Classifying the sizes of the t-shirts, in this case intended for use of women and children.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
108712
ryansunada
United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43432
United States
Honolulu
(HC)
Domain: Silk-screened t-shirt
Purpose: To convey a popular local expression.
Audience: Locals who enjoy saying: "Aloha fo' days", locals who enjoy the color and branded manufacturer of the shirt.
Printed: AAA cotton t-shirt
Implied message: "Aloha" translates to a universal term in Hawaiian to "love". "Love (for days)"
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43433
United States
Honolulu
(HC)
Domain: Sales sign at Hawaii's Finest LLC.
Purpose: To denote the sale of tenor and concert ukuleles.
Audience: Customers who are in the market to purchase an ukulele.
Printed: Laminated paper sign
Message: Ukuleles were brought to Hawaii by Portuguese settlers, and has been a cultural icon for the islands since. "Ukulele," is a Hawaiian term that translates to "Jumping flea," similar to the movement of the fingers across the ukulele's fretboard.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43434
United States
Honolulu
(HC)
Domain: Long's Drugs Greeting Card Department
Purpose: Pidgin is used as an expression of congratulating any recipient of the card.
Audience: Customers looking to buy a local-themed greeting card
Print: 3x5" greeting card
Message: "Chee hoo" is an expression of congratulations in HWC.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43435
United States
Honolulu
(HC)
Domain: Drive through parking lot
Purpose: Denoting the owner of this vehicle to be of an Uncle figure.
Audience: All audiences, seen as a novelty sticker
Format: Bumper sticker on the back of a pickup truck
Message: "Unko status," known in Hawaii, Uncle, or "Unko" is usually a colloquial term for an adult male in Hawaii, as a term of endearment.
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