This photo contains Pidgin, and was taken at Poke On Da Run in Pearl City. Not many tourists visit Pearl City, so Poke On Da Run seems to cater to the local demographic. They serve mostly local foods, and the Pidgin is used to contribute to this atmosphere. SM
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Here we see Pidgin being user as the name of a variety of Poke. The Pidgin implies that this poke is very ono. They probably used Pidgin to emphasize the deliciousness of the poke.
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Waianae
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This is the name of a Karaoke bar up in Waimanalo. The use of “Ohana” in this is most likely to catch the eyes of locals and incorporate a more welcoming feel for the business. The intended audience is also the locals of the community. AJR
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Translation: Children of the Land of Righteousness, Come, come here, Restore the sovereignty of Waimānalo, "The Language of the Menu" by Richard lliwa'alami
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Ono is delicious in Hawaiian. Advertises to tourists and locals that there is delicious steak and other food at the restaurant.
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Ice Cream Flavour Label at Dave’s Ice Cream
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Waimanalo
Ice Cream Flavour Label - Dave’s Ice Cream
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This is a restaurant sign. “Wat Get” is Pidgin (Hawaiian Creole) or “what is there” in English. Wat means “what” in English and “get” is derivative of Chinese from their sentence structure and has the meaning from this sentence “there is/is there.” I believe this sign is an example of symbolic-authentic because this is a common thing locals say and usually only locals get food from here. C.R.
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