If you haven't been to Hawaii, and you haven't heard what pidgin - the local language sounds like, here are some places to go to hear it!
1. Pidgin: the Voice of Hawaii
This is a documentary about pidgin in Hawaii...the history of it, attitudes about it, and common vocabulary used.
2. AnyKine Kine Podcasts
Created by two guys who grew up in Hawaii and moved to San Francisco, this weekly show features music and fun conversations about every day things they do.
3. Catch a play or poem read by Lee Tonouchi the "pidgin guerrilla" (check out his work if you go to Hawaii) He is also in the documentary, Pidgin: The Voice of Hawaii
4. Da Jesus Story
Hear the bible translated into pidgin.
and also...youtube videos, of course. You can find anything on Youtube.
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