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Hawaii

Lisa0825

(14,489 posts)

7. He was a teenager when we were there...

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #6)

Sat Jan 14, 2012, 12:18 AM

Jan 2012

and his best friend was Samoan, so he quickly learned it from him. Most of my friends were fellow Coast Guard brats, so I didn't really pick it up, but I heard it all the time when we were around town or on the beach, so when I hear someone speaking that way, it instantly brings me back to my island memories. It was a great place to be a kid

Here is my favorite school picture from Red Hill Elementary on Oahu... I loved my puka shells and my favorite muumuu