Board 8 > I'm on Oahu right now, Hurricane Lane incoming.

(+) Yeah! (+)

Born and raised here and if this hits this will be first Hurricane ever. Hopefully it misses us.

My only concern is this thing knocking off power... I have a fantasy draft to do on Saturday.

PB+J all day.
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Hurricane lane about to bowl a strike oooh yaaaa
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Tekashi69 posted...

Hurricane lane about to bowl a strike oooh yaaaa

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Tekashi69 posted...

Hurricane lane about to bowl a strike oooh yaaaa

Bout to light a bowl and do a hike oooh yaaaa
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SwiftyDC posted...

Tekashi69 posted...

Hurricane lane about to bowl a strike oooh yaaaa

Bout to light a bowl and do a hike oooh yaaaa

Such a Hawaiian thing to say
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If you're worried then get out of the hurricane lane.
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Underleveled posted...

If you're worried then get out of the hurricane lane.

Why be worried about Gods creations?

God is full of love :)
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Maybe it will get rid of some of your damn chicken overpopulation
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My sister is there too. Hope it all is ok
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So when you greet people on the island do you say "Oahu mate"
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Tekashi69 posted...

So when you greet people on the island do you say "Oahu mate"

Mahalo
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Corrik posted...

Tekashi69 posted...

So when you greet people on the island do you say "Oahu mate"

Mahalo

So

"Mahalo Oahu!"

Hmmm interesting
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Aloha.
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SwiftyDC posted...

Aloha.

Aloha!
Malaho Oahu!

Hello!
How are you !

Fuck I'm practically Hawaiian
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Mahalo means "Thank you"

Not sure how to say How are you other than Howzit. I'm not Hawaiian.
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SwiftyDC posted...

Mahalo means "Thank you"

Not sure how to say How are you other than Howzit. I'm not Hawaiian.

Mahalo means more than thank you
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Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Mahalo means "Thank you"

Not sure how to say How are you other than Howzit. I'm not Hawaiian.

Mahalo means more than thank you

Why would you ever need to say that?

Have a nice day !

"More than thank you!"
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Mahalo is like the number 1 thing you hear in oahu.

When we shot pool in oahu they had a 15 minute presentation before our match about the importance of the phrase lol.

How swifty hasn't heard it kind of is weird to me

Mahalo
"(May you be) in (Divine) Breath"

Also, Tekashi, Oahu is just the name of the island. You don't say Mahalo Oahu. You say Mahalo. It is a word of respect, serenity, calmness, spirit of Hawaii.

When I was there for a week I probably head Mahalo north of 300 times in comparison to hearing Aloha maybe 30-40 times in the span.
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Mahalo is primarily used to say thank you, trust me.
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SwiftyDC posted...

Mahalo is primarily used to say thank you, trust me.

If you say so.
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Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.
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Ohana means family
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Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.
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SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.
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Hope you guys are all prepared and in safe places.
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OliviaTremor posted...

Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Or even how this has turned into a flexing of knowledge.

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.

Are you thinking of Aloha? Cause that means more than Hello/Goodbye.
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SwiftyDC posted...

OliviaTremor posted...

Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Or even how this has turned into a flexing of knowledge.

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.

Are you thinking of Aloha? Cause that means more than Hello/Goodbye.

No. I am thinking of mahalo.
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Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

OliviaTremor posted...

Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Or even how this has turned into a flexing of knowledge.

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.

Are you thinking of Aloha? Cause that means more than Hello/Goodbye.

No. I am thinking of mahalo.

And Im telling you Mahalo means Thank you. It may mean other words in the Hawaiian language as the language only has so many letters, but it is primarily used to say Thank you. Im not sure why people were greeting you with Mahalo, unless you did something for them; they greet you saying Aloha.
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SwiftyDC posted...

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

OliviaTremor posted...

Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Or even how this has turned into a flexing of knowledge.

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.

Are you thinking of Aloha? Cause that means more than Hello/Goodbye.

No. I am thinking of mahalo.

And Im telling you Mahalo means Thank you. It may mean other words in the Hawaiian language as the language only has so many letters, but it is primarily used to say Thank you. Im not sure why people were greeting you with Mahalo, unless you did something for them; they greet you saying Aloha.

I explained why. The flight attendant gave us a small crash course on it on our inbound flight while giving us recommendations of what to do. Then they had a presentation explaining why natives say Mahalo so much before our tournament started. They said mahalo is basically a word of high respect among Hawaiians. That the meaning doesn't translate to English properly.

Oh and he made us listen to this iPod full of songs from the guy he said is basically the Michael Jackson of Hawaii. I forget the name though.
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That makes sense.

And my guess is Bruno Mars or Israel Kaanoi Kamakawiwoole aka Braddah Iz?
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SwiftyDC posted...

That makes sense.

And my guess is Bruno Mars or Israel Kaanoi Kamakawiwoole aka Braddah Iz?

It was definitely NOT bruno Mars. The music was weird too lol.
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Oh and during the presentation they showed us how to do a Hawaiian kiss which my cousin drunkenly tried to give my teammates all tournament cuz he thought it was funny. I forget the variation of how it was though.
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Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

OliviaTremor posted...

Corrick, who has been to Hawaii for a week, clearly knows more than you, someone who has lived in Hawaii their entire life.

Not sure if you are being serious or not. Or even how this has turned into a flexing of knowledge.

Corrik posted...

SwiftyDC posted...

Im just saying. Ive lived here all my life we dont say mahalo to say other phrases.

I am just saying Hawaiin natives gave us a literal presentation on it and it was on our flyer when we arrived at our condo. Our flight attendant said it when he met us. We were greeted with it at Ted's bigger burgers when we got to the register and at multiple gas stations. I just don't think that shit fits your it is only used for thank you idea. But, I don't live there. Maybe those damn natives were bullshitting. We heard it moreso on North shore than in Honolulu itself, but the pool tournament was in Waikiki and they were big on it there.

Are you thinking of Aloha? Cause that means more than Hello/Goodbye.

No. I am thinking of mahalo.

And Im telling you Mahalo means Thank you. It may mean other words in the Hawaiian language as the language only has so many letters, but it is primarily used to say Thank you. Im not sure why people were greeting you with Mahalo, unless you did something for them; they greet you saying Aloha.

I explained why. The flight attendant gave us a small crash course on it on our inbound flight while giving us recommendations of what to do. Then they had a presentation explaining why natives say Mahalo so much before our tournament started. They said mahalo is basically a word of high respect among Hawaiians. That the meaning doesn't translate to English properly.

Oh and he made us listen to this iPod full of songs from the guy he said is basically the Michael Jackson of Hawaii. I forget the name though.

Yeah but you're literally arguing against a guy that has lived in Hawaii for his whole life based on a presentation you were given on vacation.
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Presentation, quick rundown, and hundreds of contextual evidence incidents by hawaiian natives, yes.

I do not think we are arguing but discussing, however.
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Brother Iz is awesome.
His Over the rainbow is the best version.

Because of this I am now listening to 'ama'ama on my phone right now!
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LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

Brother Iz is awesome.
His Over the rainbow is the best version.

Because of this I am now listening to 'ama'ama on my phone right now!

White Sandy Beach and In this Life are some of my favorites from him.
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Obviously I wasn't serious. I think anyone would assume the person who has lived in a place their entire life to know more about the local phrases and what they presently mean than someone who has visited for a week and had a short presentation.
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The news is showing people playing on the beach like it was a normal day.
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All of this talk about Hawaiian words and nobody has bothered to ask why it's a hurricane and not a typhoon.

LOLIAmAnAlt posted...

The news is showing people playing on the beach like it was a normal day.

It's pretty calm right now. Around 6pm Hawaii time is when it's suppose to start up. But crazy tourists.
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stay safe Swift, you are one of like 10 users I highlight on this board
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Uglyface2 posted...

All of this talk about Hawaiian words and nobody has bothered to ask why it's a hurricane and not a typhoon.

Typhoons are only in parts of the Pacific ocean, not all of it. Northwest portion I think? Hurricane is correct for Hawaii.

I looked this up yesterday because I thought the same thing.
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Where are they called cyclones?
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Forceful_Dragon posted...

Where are they called cyclones?

I found this but I dunno how accurate it is.

http://images.gawker.com/n1cbyutvplwu1rgsgoq8/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800.png
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Good news is it turned so no direct hit to Oahu.

More good news is I wont miss my fantasy draft.
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