They have a separate circuit-breaker for their rice cooker.

They just learned that cilantro is the same as Chinese parsley.

They measure the water for the rice by the knuckle of their index finger.

They know which market sells poi on which days.

They know Char Song Hut is closed on Tuesdays.

They can handle shoyu with green mango, li hung mui gummy bears, raw egg on hot rice, and pearl tea with creme crackers.

Their refrigerator has a half-empty jar of mango chutney from the ‘95 Punahou Carnival.

The condiments on the table are shoyu, ketchup, chili peppah watah, and kimchee.

They think the four food groups are rice, Spam, fried food, and fruit punch.

A balanced meal has three starches: rice, macaroni, and bread.

They know 101 ways to fix their rubber slippers – 50 using tape, 50 using glue, and one using a stick to poke the strap back in.

They sometimes use their open car door as a dressing room.

Nice clothes means a T-shirt without a puka.

They are barefoot in most of their elementary school pictures.

They have a slipper tan.

Their only suit is a bathing suit.

They drive barefoot.

They have at least five Hawaiian bracelets.

They have at least one relative named Honey, Tita, Sonny, or Bruddah.

They know the meaning of “Da Kine.” “Shaka” and “Stink Eye” are worth a thousand words.

They feel guilty leaving a party without helping clean up.

Their philosophy is “Bumbai” (by and by).

If a child needs a home, they give him one.

They can live and let live with a smile in their heart.

They own two pairs of slippers, “da good” pair and “da stay home” pair.

They aren’t shure about North, South, East or West, but can point out Diamond Head, Ewa, Mauka and Makai.

The first thing they look for in the Sunday paper is the Long’s Drugs ad.

When it’s done, they say “pau!”