Have a gander at the dictionary we compiled
for
The Raw Pineapple Trilogy -
HĀ (HAH) - breath, life; to breathe or exhale; to breathe upon after praying or before giving a prophecy
HAAD RUB (HAHD ruhb) - slang for: hard time, bad time, uncomfortable circumstances
HAD-IT (HAHD iht) - slang for: to be wasted, destroyed, wrecked
hairy - dangerous, rough, out of control, huge, bad, ugly, intense
HALE (HAH-leh) - house, building, lodge, station
hammered -
1)
pounded, i.e. beaten up by a wave
2) drunk
HANA (HAH-nah) -
1)
work, job, labor, action
2) to work, to labor, to do, to perform, to create
HANA HOU (hah-nah HOH-uu) - to do again, to repeat; perform an encore:
“Do it again.”
– or –
“Play some more.”
HANABATA (hah-nah-BAH-tah) - slang for: liquidy nose mucous, runny snot
HANABATA DAYS (hah-nah-BAH-tah daaz) - slang for: childhood (see also SMALL KID TIME)
HANAU (HAA-nah-uu) - Happy Birthday
hang five - to place five toes over the nose of the surfboard; usually done on a longboard (see toes-on-the-nose)
hang ten - to place ten toes over the nose of the surfboard; usually done on a longboard (see toes-on-the-nose)
HAOLE (HAH-oo-leh) -
1) Caucasian
2) a person of Caucasian descent
3) foreigner, non-local
HAPA (HAH-pah) -
1) part of, portion of
2) a person of mixed racial or ethnic heritage (particularly when mixed with Asian or Pacific Islander heritage)
HĀPAI (HAH-pah-ee) - pregnant, to conceive
HAPALUA (HAH-pah-LUU-ah) - half; in two portions
hard rail (also down rail) - a rail that slants down starting at the deck and then rounds off to a distinct, tightly rounded edge as it meets the bottom; this edge runs the entire length of the board
hardener - in epoxy construction of a surfboard, the epoxy resin needs a chemical hardener which then incorporates into the chemical structure of the epoxy after hardening; the chemicals and ratios used to achieve this vary from company to company
HAU'OLI (hah-uu-OH-lee) - joyful, happy, glad
HAU'OLI LA HANAU (hah-uu-OH-lee LAH HAH-nah-uu) - Happy Birthday (as translated from English)
HAU'OLI MAKAHIKI HOU (hah-uu-OH-lee MAH-kah-HEE-kee HOH-uu) - Happy New Year (as translated from English)
HAWAIIAN (HAH-wah-ee-ahn) - local pronunciation of Hawaiian has the accent on the first syllable.
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HAWAIIAN TIME - slang for: always later than what was asked for or expected
header - to fall off the surfboard head first
head dip - to touch the water with your head while surfing
headstand - to stand on your head while riding a wave
heavies - very big waves; usually higher than 12'
HE'E NALU (heh-EH NAH-luu) - to surf on a wave; to slide on a wave
HEIAU (heh-ee-AH-uu) - a pre-Christian house of worship, or shrine
held under (also held down) - to be held underwater by heavy surf
HELE (HEH-leh) - to go, to move, to leave:
“Go ahead.”
HELE AKU (HEH-leh AH-kuu) - to go, to go away:
“Go away.”
HELE MAI (HEH-leh MAH-ee) - to come:
“Come here.”
helicopter - spinning the surfboard around in the water while standing on the nose; usually done on longboards
hellmen - surfers who ride the really big waves
HEMO (HEH-moh) -
1)
separated, loosened
2) opened
hemo-ed - when something has been hemo-ed, it's been smashed, creamed, smeared and otherwise totaled
hiddie (short for hideous) - used to describe a particularly intense situation, maneuver, wave or boyfriend/girlfriend
hit the lip - to maneuver the surfboard up to meet the lip of the wave as it is coming down, and then surf down with it
hitting the lip (also off the lip, off-the-lip, lip bash) - to ride up the wave, hit the breaking lip with your board, and then quickly turn back into the wave
HO BRAH - slang for: “Hold on, friend!”
(An exclamation said before describing some amazing event, thing, or great looking person.)
hodad -
1) a non-surfer, usually someone who just hangs around the beach
2) a name surfers call a guy that they don't like or who they believe is being mean to them
HOHONO (hoh-HOH-noh) - to smell bad, to stink of acrid perspiration
HOKU (HOH-kuu) - this word is capitalized and it means: night of the full moon
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hollow -
1) a curling wave with an extremely concave face
2) a cylinder-shaped wave
HOLOHOLO (HOH-loh-HOH-loh) -
1) to go for a walk, to ride, or to sail
2) to go on an excursion with someone
home breaks - the place where you surf close to home on a regular basis
honeys -
1) female surfers
2) girlfriends of surfers
honker - a really big wave (see also heavies, bombora)
HONU (HOH-nuu) - turtle, tortoise
HO'OHA'AHA'A (hoh-OH-hah-AH-hah-ah) - to lower, to humble; humility
HO'OPONOPONO (HOH-oh-POH-noh-POH-noh) - neat, cared for, in order, arranged (see also PONOPONO)
HO'OPONOPONO (HOH-oh-poh-noh-poh-noh) -
1) to correct, to set right
2) family conferences held specifically where relationships are healed through prayer, discussion, confession, repentance, forgiveness and mutual restitution (see also PONOPONO)
hoot - to howl or yelp approval and encouragement to buddies
hot coat (also sanding coat) - the second of the two coats of resin typically used on a surfboard; used to harden the first coat; in UPR construction the resin is mixed with a surfacing agent to achieve the desired hardness needed for sanding (see also gel coat, gloss coat)
Hot Curl -
1) 1930's surfboard design consisting of a squared, very narrow tail, pointed nose, and a deep vee shaped on the bottom of the back section of the board that acted as a fin; designed to to prevent spinning out on larger waves; created in Hawaii by Fran Heath and John Kelly
2) a cartoon surfer character whose heand consists of long straight chin-length hair and a large nose; he is skinny overall with a low-sitting potbelly, knobby knees and large feet; he wears baggies and is usually drawn or sculpted holding a beer, with or without a surfboard; created by Michael Dormer and Lee Teacher in 1963
hot-dogging - fancy surfing done by a skilled surfer
HOWZIT? (HAHW-ziht) - slang for:
“How is everything?”
– or –
“What's up?”
– or –
“What's going on?”
huarache sandals - leather sandals worn by surfers with a sole made from tire treads
HUI (HUU-ee) - a group of people, a club, a union/partnership
HULA (HUU-lah) - a dance; to dance
HULI (HUU-lee) -
1) to turn or reverse
2) to curl over, like the lip of a wave
3) to change something (e.g. your opinion or lifestyle)
HULI HULI (HUU-lee HUU-lee) - to flip over and over like on a rotisserie, BBQ
HUMBUG (HUHM-buhg) - slang for: a nuisance
hybrid - combining two different types of surfboard into one board
hydrofoil -
1) the name for a winglike structure which is fitted to a boat's hull in order to lift the boat clear of the water when at a certain speed
2)
the general name for a boat fitted with winglike structures – called 'foils' – which enable the boat's hull to lift clear of the water when at a certain speed