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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.

Drinking in Hawaii comes with a language lesson. The Kona beer caps have WORDS and their HAWAIIAN COUNTERPART on them. Check this out:

Hulo! Pau moana kamau! Akamai ono ohana!

Which means (obviously), "Hooray! All done ocean! Cheers clever, delicious family!" I keep searching for the beer caps with verbs and/or prepositions on them but so far not much luck.

The other good news is that I have found a replacement animal to obsess over while we are away from the geese family. Sea turtles are the new water fowl. I love them. And I have big plans to swim with them and/or photograph them drinking Hawaiian beer.

Speaking of liquid, I love the ocean. I mean, everyone, at least a little bit, loves the ocean. Even if it is just the idea of all those repetitious waves. But while on this trip, I have found that I am in love with it. I love to swim in it. Something about how it makes me feel a lot like a surfer is really fantastic. And I do not even mind that I have water in my ear. Or that I constantly knock myself in the head trying to remove said water.

Overall – absolutely fabulous vacation so far. My skin is developing what I would like to call pigmentation and my hair is doing its part to personally fight in the war against humidity. Seriously, this trip has been all about good food, good views and good people. Excellent. "Hulo!"

(Quick prize for those that read until the end of this jumbled post: Charlie Bit Me. Please watch this. And then watch it about 15 more times. I promise after that you will be on the floor laughing/scouring amazon.com for a British speaking child on sale. …and PS, there are none: I checked.)

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10 responses to “you too can speak hawaiian.”

  1. misti Avatar

    If being a sea turtle biologist paid more, it would be my day job. Sea turtles are way cool man!

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  2. rhi Avatar

    oh bless them.
    you could just have your own child and speak in an english accent for many years.
    maybe mr. elise would not like these ideas.

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  3. Cameron Avatar

    Glad you’re having fun in Hawaii! 🙂 I love Charlie Bit Me, I’ve watched it a zillion times before and every time is still just as funny! I love little kids with “accents”… also loved Italian kiddos speakin–duh–Italian… soooo cute for some reason! 🙂

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    gracyn

    you are a nut! “scouring amazon.com for a British speaking child on sale.” had me CRACKING Up! 🙂
    I’m going to my first PaperSource soon. (Have ordered from them online a few times too many. Totally stoked about going to one in person!) What are the must have, do not leave the store withouts? 🙂

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  5. april Avatar

    Ugh. Just realized my friend Grace had commented to blogs on my computer and I’ve been commenting the last few minutes with her info.

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  6. JoLynn Avatar
    JoLynn

    I saw that video a couple of weeks ago! I think I peed myself cuz I was laughing so hard!!

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  7. alison Avatar

    oh my gosh that is one of my favorite videos ever! both of their facial expressions are PRECIOUS. i want a kid with a british accent too, so if you find one let us know.
    you also need to watch -kassie kicks monsters ass- soo funny!

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  8. jennifer Avatar
    jennifer

    so, i’m sure you’re keeping those beer caps to make something cool out of, right!?!?!? 😉 ENJOY your trip!

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  9. Nicole Cooper Avatar

    That video is cute I think I saw it on America’s funniest or something…
    And the ocean has disappointed me. =( I’m an Oklahoma girl and didn’t see the ocean until I was 20… and I can say – not impressed. And I really really wanted to be by the grandness of it… but I HATE salt water.. AHhhhh NOT good for your eyes and SAND .. AHHHHHHHH!!!

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  10. Ronda JT Avatar
    Ronda JT

    Can’t wait to see what you are going to make with those bottle caps!
    Seriously, every time I see that video it makes me laugh like it is the first time I ever saw it!
    Aloha!

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