Post by Colin McCubbin on Dec 23, 2013 18:23:09 GMT
The first few series of Hawaii 5O feature a Hawaiian phrase or word as the title of an episode, which is meant to give a clue as to the plot, and introduce haole (non Hawaiians) to their language.
I was amused to see that the episode : He kane Hewa'ole is translated as 'An Innocent Man'...
Kane (pronounced ka-ne) is actually a 'skin disease', they should have written kāne (with the Kahakō and pronounced kaa-nay)...
The Tin Pan Alley songwriters of old could have had fun with that one I'm sure, I can just see one of the 20s uke songs featuring a young lady strumming her uke and singing 'I love my kane....'!
I was amused to see that the episode : He kane Hewa'ole is translated as 'An Innocent Man'...
Kane (pronounced ka-ne) is actually a 'skin disease', they should have written kāne (with the Kahakō and pronounced kaa-nay)...
The Tin Pan Alley songwriters of old could have had fun with that one I'm sure, I can just see one of the 20s uke songs featuring a young lady strumming her uke and singing 'I love my kane....'!
