HawaiiThreads Christmas Party 2009

[oceanpacific]

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Wish I could have made it. Keiki from the mainland back for the holidays. Plus, I'm recuperating from elective surgery (cataracts). Oh well, there's always next time.

[1stwahine]

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We really had a fine time tonight. Really we did.

Dennis, Nelson, Lomi, Jenn, Ryan and me.

We talked.

And remembered of da past.

Watevas.

Happy Holidays.

Auntie Lynn

[cyleet99]

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DH sick. Was unable to make it. Many apologies.

Has been an all around unpleasant afternoon/evening, and I would have rather been with you.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, all.

[Kaonohi]

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[Expletive deleted]
I was SO looking forward to this.

Not this time, unfortunately.

I hope there was some sort of memorial for Barry.

K

[AbsolutChaos]

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I'm really sorry, but I am running really behind today. I don't think I'll make it by 8. I'll try calling after the dinner to see if people are still there, but there's a high likelihood that I won't make it over to La Mariana today...

[Menehune Man]

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I'm at work tonight.
But wishing you all... all the bestest!

[tutusue]

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Well, poop. Have to be in Makaha first thing Sunday morning which won't work if I party the night before...not because of drinking; because of age!!! I can't get my motor going early in the morning any more! I'm there already so I can hit the sack early.

Party hearty, everyone! Mele Kalikimaka!

[Kaonohi]

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Reservations has been made under Lynn @ 7:00 p.m.

I made enough reservations for anyone who decides to come last minute.

Love and ALOHA,

Auntie Lynn

AH, 7! See you there!
Just 1, unless I'm very convincing....

K

[Kaonohi]

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Pencil in two, maybe three for us, so far. Hubby may be on the mainland, may be only the keiki and me.

(Is keiki singular or plural? It will be singular for me.)

Ka keiki = singular
Na keiki = plural

or so I was taught... (I'm no authority)

My Sat. eve is free, nobody said what TIME!

6? 7?

k den?

[shaveice]

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wish i could make it; going to maui this weekend; have fun and post some pictures!

[1stwahine]

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Reservations has been made under Lynn @ 7:00 p.m.

I made enough reservations for anyone who decides to come last minute.

Love and ALOHA,

Auntie Lynn

[pzarquon]

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So far I think we've got:

1stwahine + guest
tutusue (definite maybe)
scrivener (probably)
AbsolutChaos (8 p.m.)
Beau
pzarquon + kilinahe + kids (3)
cyleet99 + keiki (maybe hubby)

Any AWOL HTers you know, let 'em know!

P.S. No, no 's' for plural of keiki.

[matapule]

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(Is keiki singular or plural? It will be singular for me.)

I can't speak to the Hawaiian language specifically, but I would guess it is very similar to Tongan in it's structure.

In Tongan, keiki is singluar meaning child. Two children would be "u keiki". Three or more children would be "ongo keiki". The Tongan language had modifier prefixes for the plural. "U" for two of anything or "ONGO" for more than two of anything. "u fale" would be two huts and "ongo fale" would be more than two huts.

BTW, there is no "NG" combination in the original Tongan language! So what gives with all the "NG's"? Tonga is really Toga. Ongo keiki is really ogo keiki. Ngau Ngaue (a command which means "get busy") is really Gau Gaue.

So.....the "G" in The Toga language is pronounced like "NG" as in the word "song." The early missionaries, when giving Toga a written language, couldn't decide how to write down that particular sound. Originally it was written "G". Over time, the "NG" designation prevailed since it seemed to give a better description of the sound.

BTW, BTW, Tonga in most polynesian languages means "South."

[tutusue]

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All I do is remember the fact that there is no "S" in the Hawaiian alphabet. After that, I have no idea what to do!

[Leo Lakio]

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Off topic but I'm almost certain that the plural for Hawaiian words is the same as the singular.

Pretty much, but some changes occur - prefix usually changes from "ka" (or "ke") to "na," and some words get kahakō added when they are pluralized, like "kupuna" to "kūpuna." And I'm generalizing from an amateur's perspective.