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What a cool story! And Mr. Aipa seems like a truly nice person. Tough, hard working, perhaps somewhat lucky; but also humble, grateful, and proud of his sons for what they have become on their own. I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you for posting it, HBH :-).
What a cool story! And Mr. Aipa seems like a truly nice person. Tough, hard working, perhaps somewhat lucky; but also humble, grateful, and proud of his sons for what they have become on their own. I enjoyed it immensely! Thank you for posting it, HBH :-).
Oh shucks! 'A'ole pilikia. I was going to wait on this one but since you enjoy then here.
Most excellent video--I love getting a peak inside of the lives of people on the Islands. Even just the foods they eat and where they eat them at. Although I would have a hard time pronouncing some of the foods, I think :-).
I have a question for you, HBH: I notice a lot of people are called "Aunty" and "Uncle", even if they're not relatives. Is this a reverent term of endearment for older folks, or is every adult an "aunty" or an "uncle" based on their gender?
Those big plates of food look very good--but I wouldn't be able to eat much of it (I'm diabetic, and there appears to be a LOT of carbs/starch in the meals; and my stomach can only hold a half cup of food, if that, so there's no way I could eat what's on those plates all in one go). Do people get offended if someone requests a "doggy bag"? Around here, I automatically put half of any meal in a "to go" box/"doggy bag", since most orders of food can do me for 3 meals. For larger portions, they'll often feed my husband and I for a couple of meals, each. Anyway, I'm looking forward to trying out the local cuisine (yes, even the spam. I rarely eat it, but I do like it :-) ) in some of the local non-tourist destinations when we vacation there next winter.
Thanks again for posting another video. I never get tired of watching just about anything about subjects that interest me. Hawaii interests me greatly :-).
p.s.--you should teach me what some of the more common Hawaiian terms/words mean. Googling them often brings up conflicting meanings, so seeing them in context in sentences is very helpful. Oh! And phonetic pronunciations (eg: Portland, Oregon, is on the north end of the Willamette Valley. Willamette is pronounced "will-AM-ette". Oregon is pronounced as "ORY-gun", etc.)
Most excellent video--I love getting a peak inside of the lives of people on the Islands. Even just the foods they eat and where they eat them at. Although I would have a hard time pronouncing some of the foods, I think :-).
I have a question for you, HBH: I notice a lot of people are called "Aunty" and "Uncle", even if they're not relatives. Is this a reverent term of endearment for older folks, or is every adult an "aunty" or an "uncle" based on their gender?
Those big plates of food look very good--but I wouldn't be able to eat much of it (I'm diabetic, and there appears to be a LOT of carbs/starch in the meals; and my stomach can only hold a half cup of food, if that, so there's no way I could eat what's on those plates all in one go). Do people get offended if someone requests a "doggy bag"? Around here, I automatically put half of any meal in a "to go" box/"doggy bag", since most orders of food can do me for 3 meals. For larger portions, they'll often feed my husband and I for a couple of meals, each. Anyway, I'm looking forward to trying out the local cuisine (yes, even the spam. I rarely eat it, but I do like it :-) ) in some of the local non-tourist destinations when we vacation there next winter.
Thanks again for posting another video. I never get tired of watching just about anything about subjects that interest me. Hawaii interests me greatly :-).
p.s.--you should teach me what some of the more common Hawaiian terms/words mean. Googling them often brings up conflicting meanings, so seeing them in context in sentences is very helpful. Oh! And phonetic pronunciations (eg: Portland, Oregon, is on the north end of the Willamette Valley. Willamette is pronounced "will-AM-ette". Oregon is pronounced as "ORY-gun", etc.)
Mahalo!
The aunty or uncle terms are used to address elders our parents age. Tutu is grandparent age and both sexes. Tutu is Hawaiian but the aspect of adressing elders in Hawaii by aunty, uncle or tutu is both Hawaiian and Asian in origin. Both cultures respect age and elders.
Lol no one will be offended if you ask for a doggy bag especially if the plate lunch special weighs more then you. But don't be surprised if your eating habits change because there is so much good grinds (pidgin word for food) Sure I can help with some basic Hawaiian words and pidgin English words just PM me. Further there are others who are more fluent in olelo Hawaiian like Jung and jonah k. It's always my pleasure to be of service. The video was also about community and the simple life and look at something that is disappearing the ma & pa local food establishment.
I value going to the beach, too--which is why we live just a block away from it. 2 blocks to the actual beach access points on either side of our home :-). If I lived inland, though, I would be very unhappy if I couldn't easily get to the beach when I wanted to (pretty much daily, here)!
Thou alot of ono grindz, the thing to look at is over 50+ years in operation and an generational ohana local business, one of the few left. This kinda speaks to the heart and spirit of the people in Hawaii.
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. I was going to wait on this one but since you enjoy then here. 
