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The ultimate engineering of the magical, man-made, Ko Olina Lagoons can be laid at the feet of one Herbert Horita. They were designed to be continually cleaned by natural ocean currents while serving the needs of the community without concerns of chlorine or chemicals. Sand for the beaches was brought in from the neighboring island of Lanai. The ocean is no more than six feet deep in the portion roped off for swimming. The Origin of the (Man-Made) Ko Olina Lagoons Ko Olina was once part of sugarcane plantations owned by

CHANCE is the possibility of something happening. We use this word a lot in Hawaii. The original translation or the root of the word basically remains the same in most of the ways that it is used, so keep that in mind when you hear it. You Like Chance? This is a phrase that many young lads might use to ask a young lady to take a chance on him. Another translation might be “Would you like to go steady”. By Chance… This is usually used when you have something in your hand

Chicken Skin literally means “goose bumps”, only it is almost never used to describe the goose bumps themselves. While we normally think of goose bumps when we are chilled, in Hawaii we rarely use “chicken skin” to describe the temperature or the weather. Rather it is usually used to describe how we get goose bumps.  Something Scary:  When a spooky story is told and the hairs on our arms stand up, we call this chicken skin.Many will actually use the term chicken skin when describing how scary the story is to them. [Morgan’s Corner was dark

Many say that “da-kine” is a catch-all phrase used to fill in a mental blank when talking, much similar to “um” or whatchamacallit”. While this is mostly true there are a handful of other ways this term is used: WORDS WE SHOULDN’T USE:  “Da-Kine” can be used in place of a mean word, or one that could be taken offensively. For example, when a person takes advantage of their own good looks and charm, often getting the best of the opposite sex they may be referred to as “da-kine”. [Fred is out

While Honolulu is often considered “Big City”, it is really only one city that consists of most of one island, which is just short of 70 square miles. The rest of Hawaii is made up of a scatter of cozy, tight-knit towns where everyone looks out for one another. Within each town lies an intimate community that grows up together, knows each other’s families, supports each other, and roots for each other. They go to the same schools, have the same circle of friends from kindergarten to graduation, and often grow up with the