While not everyone got the answers right (which are, respectively, “Japanese,” “Portuguese” and “Hawaiian”) during the interactive smartphone-powered game, the spirit of the event was on full display, sparking a dialogue about Pidgin’s historic role and current place in Hawaii society and classrooms.
Murmurs of amusement rose from the audience at Hawaii’s first-ever “Get Pidgin?: Summit on Pidgin and Education,” which drew about 200 participants from across the state. “You get chicken skin?” “Where you stay?” “So ono da food.” “Wat language dis come from?” read the prompt on a large projector at the Farrington High School library Wednesday, as Hawaiian Pidgin phrases flashed across the screen.
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