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03/09/2001 11:50 PM
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Carpal Tunnel
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Carpal Tunnel
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trying to find an on-line Hawai'ian translation for 'thank you'
Easy-peasy Mahalo.
If you want to get really fancy : I am grateful for you help = ho'omaika'i i au i kokua mai (Pukui Elbert Dictionary) but nobody expects you to know that unless you're a Native speaker!
Mahalo and kokua are seen and used a lot even by haoles.
Mahalo is a general thank you. One lady, visiting Hawaii kept seeing the word Mahalo on the refuse containers in McD and Burger King et.al. She thought it meant rubbish until a kind soul told her the real meaning. You might see a sign in a bookstore asking you to return books to correct shelves ending with :"Thank you for your kokua" (co-operation.) That's it, I'm pau (finished) wow
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wow
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wizzen
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Max Quordlepleen
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wow
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