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Home / Pidgin Dictionary / Hele on

Hele on

/HEH-leh on/

Let's go. Move along. Keep going.

Hawaiian "hele" means to go. "Hele on" is pidgin for let's get moving. Also the name of the Big Island's public bus system (Hele-On Bus).

Examples

  • Shoots, we hele on.
  • Hele on, we late.

Origin

Hawaiian

hawaiian-root

Related phrases

Akamai

Smart. Clever. Sharp.

Aloha

Hello. Goodbye. Love. The spirit of Hawaii.

ʻAʻole

No. Not.

Hana hou

One more time. Encore. Do it again.

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