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ID	Nickname	Country / City	Comment	Project / Group
43952		United States Honolulu	SU - medium: The sign is printed on a bottle of seasoning. - domain: The context of this sign is that it is a seasoning with smoky rub in it (smoked paprika). - audience: This sign is intended for the public in general. Anyone who is in the store passing this seasoning or buying it. Intended for local and nonlocal. - function: This sign is trying to tell you that it is made in Hawai’i as it says at the top “aloha from Hawai’i”. - language: The language that is dominant on this sign is Pidgin or HWC with some Hawaiian and English. The phrase “da kine” means “the kind” when it is roughly translated and it is similar to the Pidgin expression “any kine” which means “any kind”. It is usually used when you can’t put your finger on what you’re trying to say. For example, “Um…da kine, he went to the grocery store already.”, “She wen go mess up my da kine.”, “He’s so da kine.”	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43953		United States Honolulu	SU - medium: The sign is printed on a light up sign above the restaurant. - domain: The context of this sign is that Griddle N Grindz is a Korean BBQ restaurant that serves plate lunches. - audience: This sign is intended for people who are passing through the area, for locals and nonlocals. - function: The sign is trying to inform people about the restaurant as they pass by and catch their attention enough to make them want to try their food. - language: The language that is dominant on this sign is Pidgin or HWC, “Grindz” with a little English, “Griddle”. The word “grindz” is translated to “food” in Pidgin.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38578		United States Aiea	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43954		United States Honolulu	SU - medium: The sign is printed on a piece of cloth on the front of a building. - domain: The context of the sign is that Poke by the Pound is a fresh poke and seafood market. - audience: This sign is intended for people who are passing by this place and might not see the smaller sign that is behind the girl’s helmet in this photo. This sign is intended for locals and nonlocals. - function: The sign is trying to inform people about the seafood market and get them intrigued in trying the poke. - language: The language that is dominant on this sign is English, “by the pound” with a little Pidgin, “poke”. The word “poke” can be a Pidgin term that means to slice, or cut, wood or fish into crosswise pieces and is often used to describe sliced, or cubed, fish that is ready for consumption.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38579		United States Aiea	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
43955		United States Kaneohe	SU - medium: The sign is printed on a card. - domain: The context of the sign is that it is two friends meeting each other but they smell something rotten and they use the Pidgin language to express what they’re thinking. - audience: The sign is intended for the general public. Mainly only the locals would probably understand it and nonlocals would most likely have a harder time. - function: The sign is trying to make the receiver of this card laugh and is used for entertainment purposes. - language: The language that is dominant on this sign is Pidgin or HWC with a little English. The phrase “Ey! Howzit!” is translated to “Hey, how are you?” of “Hey what’s going on?”. “Howzit” is a combination of the words “how”, “is”, and “it”. “Ho” is translated to “Woah” and “dat” is translated to “that”. The last sentence on the card, “You think it’s rotten mangos or what?” translates to “Do you think it’s rotten mangos?”.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38580		United States Aiea	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47290		United States Kailua	KA - Here the Hawaiian is kū kia'i mauna, which means to stand strong as guard of the mountain. in this case referring to Mauna Kea	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
25787		United States Honolulu	“EH, sticks on whatevahs” means “it sticks on whatever (anything)”. It sounds authentic but is more aimed at tourists, so it is synthetic.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38847		United States Kalihi	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47807		United States Honolulu	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38848		United States Kapolei	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47300		United States Honolulu	GM EXTRA CREDIT- I took this photo on the bus passing by going to Ala Moana mall. This is a beautiful moral stating “greetings aloha from Waikiki” which I would assume that someone local painted because they added quite a lot of detail ( even in the letters they added all the popular places/things in general around Waikiki). I bet lots of tourists love this moral to take pictures and to post on social media.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47301		United States Honolulu	GM EXTRA CREDIT This aloha sign was in whole foods - in the food/deli area. I'm not quite sure why they have the word aloha just kind of floading in the deli because it doesn't really correlate to anything. This makes me think about how the word aloha is overused and that they just put it anywhere and everywhere.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
134342	charrr	United States Honolulu	Encountering a Japanese vending machine, I noticed that it had both Japanese and English on it. Noticing that it had both scripts, it made me realize how ingrained multilingualism is to our state and island. Not only does this serve the local community, but for tourists who can enjoy a bit of their culture here. Seeing just how often and frequently it is to have both Japanese and English script, and basically how normalized it is to have multiple languages in this state, made me aware of how this our public language and how valuable it is to create an inclusive, multilingual environment for everyone.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
134343	charrr	United States Waipahu	Seeing place names like Waikele, really emphasizes how important the Hawaiian language is to our culture. As you grow up, the norm becomes something that can be hidden in plain sight, or something that most people overlook, despite it being in our everyday language. However, as we think about multilingualism and think about the connection of the Hawaiian language and how it can shift our culture and communication, we can then use our town names as markers for history, culture, and diversity. We can view this public language as a way to honor the past and encourage language revitalization everyday.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47303		United States Honolulu	GM EXTRA CREDIT- This poster was in one of the freshman towers. The poster says Ka Papa Lo’I ‘O Kānewai - on one of the pages of the history, it states that it is piko for Hawaiian knowledge at the University of Hawaii at Manoa sitting at the bottom of the slopes of Wa’ahila. I believe that they were trying to educate us students about the topic and just made this posted to get more information out about it!	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
134344	charrr	United States Aiea	Walking past this town that had a sign in both Korean and English, made me aware of how multilingualism is a daily part of life when living in Hawai’i. As I continue to reflect about the different languages in Hawai’i, it made me realize how much of a melting pot our community is. It had the Korean language big and broad, showing that even in such an environment, these languages are the norm and are here to stay. Recognizing multilingualism in public spaces like this, is another way that language can connect others in a meaningful way, and expand across cultures.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
47304		United States Honolulu	GM EXTRA CREDIT I was passing and saw this which says Maluna A’e O na Lahui Apau Ke ola ke kanaka which means - I tried finding what it meant but I only found out that it might mean something about being UH’s the moto. It means “above all nations is humanity”. The UH website explained the meaning - there is a couple of motos that they explain. It was placed on a cement barrier/bench, it has been there for some time.	Multilingual Hawaiʻi
38346		United States Honolulu	—	Multilingual Hawaiʻi