Hawaiian name for a wetsuit

Hukilau....just kidding Dan. :D;)

Cheers, Don

Hmm... brown suit...
"Kukai" - means poop or to poop.
Opaleye would love it!

On a more serious note...
Not Hawaiian, but what about "tako"? Brownish & blends in with the rocks.

tako is a cool idea ...those bastards are camo invisible see-though ninjas

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To an English speaker Tako would sound too much like Taco. Maybe something that flows better. BTW what does no-ka-oi mean? For those who don't know it's one of Riffe's speargun models.

Best or Maui is the best...

D

longboard and guiness are the only beers i drink, and longboard has a hawaiin word under every cap
im not sure the authenticity oof them,
laupapa -reef
paki-splash
moana-ocean
koa-warrior
wai-water
ikaika-strong

theres more, but i got class

kona beers does the same thing.

the one i just popped says: paniolo=cowboy

I think the key to finding the right name should be to drink lots of hawaiian beer until we find what we're looking for under the cap.

Dan in Hawaiian is Kana. Brown is palowunu. Thus, Brown Dan could be Palo Kana or Palokana or Palowunu Kana or.... Dusty is Kuki or Dusty Dan would be Kana Kuki, hey wait a minute ...Kana Kuki, Kana Kuki..like Kind'a Kooky Hah! that's it. No? Ok let's see...here http://hawaiiannames.hisurf.com/names-results.lasso

Haleakala

Its the big brown volcano on Maui.

http://www.mountainriders.com/images/haleakala_sunrise.jpg

"house of the sun"

Sweet. I like that

Looklikekaka

Look like caca (crap)

Dan,

In case you didn't bring up the link to "Hawaiian Names..." I included in my last comm, here's a list of some names , specifically names of the island gods. I think less sylables the better, or shorter spelled names with flowing sounds. I would consider the God of (and Protector of humans in) the Ocean, Kanaloa. Seems that Kana is used (as prefix) sometimes as general Creator or all encompassing Godhead. Also I've seen a short-form Ka used as the Ocean (and/or good fortune/money in the Ocean) god. Enjoy.

Also, I think I've decided on the red camo wetsuit in XL. I'm 5'11"/208 lbs, w/lg chest and thighs that sometimes defy common clothes sizings. In 7mm for So. Cal 50-58 degree winter, sound about right?

Looks like in water the red fades to grayish/pink and the Lt. and Med. Grays are brought out (reflective highlighting) as shades of lighter gray and even white splotchings. I figure this to blend well with the calcium splotchings accompanying the various pinkish mottleings of vegetation I've seen around here on rock/reefish formations. Think'in, you may be coming into that strange realm of the long sought after, "multi app. or uni" color effect. Refer to pics of Alan underwater in the green camo (old) where I find it interesting that a basically "dark" (out of the water) or mostly dark green suit can, at depth, take on so much light refraction (as the green also fades away to gray) and become a light and medium motteling, thus, I think presenting more than adequate blending with surroundings for effective concealment.

The "where's Alan" effect may also happen with the red I'm thinking, at least as how I'm seeing it from the forum presented pictures. I believe my viewing is accurate as my monitor is a good 25" Samsung. So, I'm gonna try the red for now on the inshore and in the summer, as I advance deeper, the blue. Oh, and what then of an accompaning wt vest ? Red? or how does that brown wt vest act under water? OK to phone in an order? Thanks Dan for all you do. -Lightnin

List of Hawaiian Gods

Akea First Hawaiian king who founded a kingdom in the afterlife (Peles brother)
Apukohai Shark God of Kauai
Haulili God of Speech
Hai God of Kapa making
Hiaka a Mountain God on Kauai
Hiiakawawahilani the Cloud Holder
Hinakuluiau Goddess of Rain
Kalaipahoa Goddess who harms trees
Kaluannuunohonionio a God of a temple's sacrificial house
Kamapua'a the Hog God
Kamohoali'i Keeper of the water of life
Kamooalii King Moho, the God of Steam
Kanaloa God of the Ocean [appropo, sounds good too - my fav/vote]
Kane the Creator
Kane-hekili Spirit of Thunder
Kapo the Goddess of the South Pacific; Pele's sister
Keoahikamakaua the Child of War; Spirit of Lava Fountains
Kapohoikahiola Spirit of Explosions
Keuakepo God of Rain and Fire
Kiha a Goddess of Maui
Koleamoku God of the Art of Healing; patron of the Kahunas
Ku the Architect and Maker of War
Kuahana God who kills men
Kukaoo God of the Husbandman
Kane the Godhead
Kaupe The Cannibal Dog Man
Kukailimoku God of War
Kuula God of Fishermen
Laamaomao God of Winds, lives on Molokai
Laka the Goddess of Hula; Pele's sister
Lakakane God of the Hula
Lie Goddess of the Mountains
Lono God of Peace and Prosperity, Wind and Rain, Lord of the Sun
Lonomakua Keeper of the Sacred Fire Sticks
Mahulu names of Gods in Lono's temples
Manua Supreme Sovereign of Po; the spirits of chiefs and priests live within him
Maui the Time Shifter
Milu Lord of the spirit world (Pele's brother)
Moaalii the Shark God of Molokai and Oahu
Mokualii God of Canoe Makers
Mooaleo a Gnome who lives on Lanai
Ouli God who could kill people if prayed to
Poliahu Goddess of snowy Mauna Kea and a rival to Pele
Papa Goddess of Nature
Pele Goddess of the Volcano
Puea a God worshipped in darkness
Ukanipo the Shark God of Hawaii
Ulaulekeahi God of Distillers
Uli God of Sorcerers

When I went to Hawaii, I was really dissapointed that there is not a "Hawaiian language". Just isolated words. I though I could learn another culture and did not happen. Most of the "natives" don't even know more than 3-4 words....

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When I went to Hawaii, I was really dissapointed that there is not a "Hawaiian language". Just isolated words. I though I could learn another culture and did not happen. Most of the "natives" don't even know more than 3-4 words....

One of the things I've found cool about Hawaii is how much of a melting pot it is for a wide variety of Pacific Rim cultures. Lots of mixed race mutts like me :D. But the blending of cultures & ethnicities is also what has degraded some of the Hawaiian culture. The the Hawaiian blood ancestry line has been so diluted that much of the language/culture has been lost. That's what happens when hundreds of thousands of outsiders settle in Hawaii.

Depending on who you talk to, there are still people that speak/study the language. We had Hawaiian class in school & I know several who have studied the language in college, including a couple Master's students in Hawaiian language. While not a spoken language for most, a lot of the words have been worked into every day colloquial vernacular.

There's still a lot of misconceptions about Hawaii. When I was in elementary school & we had class penpal projects... you'd be amazed how many questions I got like this:
"Do y'all live in grass huts?"
"Do you have electricity?"
:laughing3:

The only island where Hawaiian is still spoken as a primary language is Niihau. And it's for preservation of culture, not a visitor destination.

Humuhumunukunukuapua'a (trigger fish, also the State fish, I believe)

Kumu (parrot fish) they're green.