hapai ko

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Hawaiian Creole

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Etymology

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From Hawaiian hāpai (“carry”) + kō (“sugar cane”).

Verb

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hapai ko

  1. (Plantation Pidgin) to carry and load sugar cane

Usage notes

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  • Phrase used during the Hawaiʻi plantation era in which workers would carry and load sugar canes onto transport venicles.
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