The domain is a street sign for a hotel, most likely intended for tourists because it’s on a hotel. - AB
134147
Jeromyy
United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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Jeromyy
United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
25092
United States
Honolulu
Birthday card at longs drugs. Symbolic authentic. J.A.S
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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Jeromyy
United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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United States
Honolulu
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46085
ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
37638
United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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ʻAmelika Hui Pū ʻIa
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
24839
United States
Honolulu
This is the design on a T-Shirt. Shaka Bruddah is Pidgin (Hawaiʻi Creole). Shaka refers to a hand sign popular in local Hawaiʻi which has multiple meanings, some of which are ‘thanks’ ‘hello’ ‘goodbye’ while Bruddah is roughly equivalent to English ‘brother’ as a term of endearment. The English translation for Shaka is ‘hang loose’ which is provided on the shirt design. The Hawaiian Islands are located above the Shaka which is flanked by two coconut trees. The bottom contains the words Aloha and Hawaii. This shirt seems to be meant for outsiders making the T-shirt symbolic-synthetic because ‘hang loose’ is not commonly used by locals but rather is used more by the surfer community in the continental US. KS
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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Amelia O
United States
Honolulu
I took this photo of directions in ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi at Ala Moana Shopping Center. “Mauka” means “towards the mountains” in ʻŌlelo, and “Ewa” can refer to the Western direction. This example stood out to me because it reflects efforts to revitalize the Hawaiian language in public spaces. Since Hawaiian was once banned in schools, seeing it used publicly today helps normalize and celebrate Hawaiian culture. I thought about how many visitors/tourists go to Ala Moana. Having these ʻŌlelo directions in public encourages people to learn and recognize the language. It showed me how public signage can help preserve language.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
154893
Amelia O
United States
Honolulu
Normally, I am used to seeing QR codes that link to digital menus in other languages, so I was very surprised when I saw this physical stand in full Japanese at the Ala Moana Cane’s location. I took a moment to think about how many international visitors I see at Ala Moana daily. I realized I had not really thought about why multiple languages appear on menus. Taking this photo made me realize that multilingual signage is used to welcome different groups of people. I thought about how businesses here adapt to different communities to reflect the diversity in Hawaii.
Multilingual Hawaiʻi
25102
United States
Honolulu
Birthday card at longs drugs. Used when you forgot someone’s birthday or are sending them a late gift. Symbolic authentic. J.A.S
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United States
Honolulu
On the next page it says “Da kine”. Card that can be used in almost any situation. Authentic symbolic. J.A.S
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United States
Honolulu
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Multilingual Hawaiʻi
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United States
Honolulu
Domain is an advertisement, and the audience is pidgin speakers - AB
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アメリカ合衆国
Honolulu
I found this flyer on the bulletin board on campus. I suppose this is expressive sign because they use “kine” to share the local identity. SS
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