Have a gander at the dictionary we compiled
for
The Raw Pineapple Trilogy -
KA'A (KAH-ah) - car, automobile, carriage, wagon
KAHAKAI (KAH-hah-KAH-ee) - seashore, beach, seacoast
KAHIKO (kah-HEE-koh) - primitive, ancient, antique, old; old person (When capitalized, it is the name of the first Hawaiian.)
KAHUNA (kah-HUU-nah) -
1) sorcerer, wizard
2) minister, priest
3) expert in any profession
4) slang for: Hawaiian god of sun, sand, and surf
KAI KŌ (KAH-ee koh) - sea with strong current
KAKAHIAKA (KAH-kah-HEE-ah-kah) - morning (see also AHIAHI and 'AUINALĀ)
KAKAHIAKA NUI (KAH-kah-HEE-ah-kah NUU-ee) - early morning
KALA MAI (KAH-lah MAH-ee) -
“Excuse me.”
– or –
“I'm sorry.”
KAMA'ĀINA (kah-mah AH-ee-nah) - literally: native-born; a native Hawaiian or permanent resident of Hawaii
kamikaze - to ride the board at the nose with your arms held straight out at each side
KANAKA (kah-NAH-kah) -
1) human being, person
2) man
3) Hawaiian
KANAKĀ (kah-nah-KAH) - Canada, Canadian
KĀNE (KAH-neh) -
1) male, husband, sweetheart
2) strong sea
3) bull
KAPU (KAH-puu) -
1) forbidden, prohibited
2) domain, as on the internet
KATONK (kah-TOHNK) - slang for:
1) Mainland Asian
2) a person of Mainland Asian descent
KAU KAU (KAH-uu kah-uu) - slang for: food
K'DEN - (KAA-dehn) - slang for:
“Okay then.”
– or –
“Agreed.”
KEIKI (KEH-ee-kee) - child, offspring, youngster
Kevlar - a trademarked name of a synthetic fiber that has a high tensile strength; used especially as a reinforcing agent in tires; also used in protective gear such as helmets and vests; used in some surfboard construction to strengthen the deck, however it is very expensive
kick out (also kicking out) -
1) to push down on the tail of a surfboard in order to lift and turn the nose over the top of the wave
2) to exit a wave in a controlled maneuver
3) to end a ride early by turning out from or off of a wave
killer - awesome, incredible : He rode that killer wave to the shore.
KINE (kiin) - slang for: great, good, fine
kneeboard - a short board designed for surfing or waterskiing while in a kneeling position
kneeboarder -
1) a person who rides on his knees
2) a person who rides on a kneeboard
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kneeboarding - surfing or waterskiing on a kneeboard
knots - calluses, or calcium deposits, just below the knee and on the tops of the foot caused by kneeling on the surfboard
KŌKUA (koh-KUU-ah) - to help, aid or assist
KOLOHE (koh-LOH-heh) - rascal, trouble maker, scamp, rogue
KONA (KOH-nah) - when capitalized:
1) leeward, the leeward sides of the Hawaiian Islands
(see also EWA)
2) the name of a star
3) a famous leeward wind
kook (also kuk) -
1) a surfing beginner
2) someone who gets in the way or into trouble because of ignorance or inexperience (see dork)
3) someone who pretends to be something they're not
4) a completely awkward or bad surfer (highly derogatory)
kook cord (also leash, leg rope, surf leash) - a cord with one end attached to the surfboard and the other end attached to an ankle strap which is worn by the surfer; used in an effort to not lose the surfboard after falling off it and also utilized as a lifeline back to the surface since the board will float better than the surfer; usually the same length as the surfboard; high quality ones are made of polyurethane
kotch - South African slang for: vomiting
kowabunga (also cowabunga) - a yell of excitement by a surfer (see banzai) adopted by surfers during the 1950s and 1960s; supposedly a slight pronunciation change of "kawabonga" used by Chief Thunderthud, a character from The Howdy Doody Show : Cowabunga, dude!
kuk - see kook
KŪKULUKUMUHANA (KUU-kuu-luu-KUU-muu-HAH-nah) - the organization or pooling of strength for a special cause
KULEANA (kuu-lee-AH-nah) -
1) a right, a privilege
2) a responsibility, a concern
3) property
KUMU (KUU-muu) - teacher, mentor
KUPUNA (kuu-PUU-nah) - grandparent, adopted grandparent, ancestor, respected elder, great-aunt, great-uncle