Out of breath after barely catching the bus, I looked for a seat. Being a haole, no alohas were found in the faces of the Islanders – except his. Mine said mahalo as I sat.
I told him my divorce was new; that in the end my ex saw me as poke and I saw him as Spam musubi. He laughed and took my hand.
We rented a changing hut at Sunset Beach. Kapu kapu kapu pounded in my ears with his every thrust.
We emerged, sated and staggering.
“Please stay. Be part of Ohana,” he said, with talofa.
[100 words]
Glossary:
Aloha = hello, love, goodbye
Haole = a derogatory term used by native Hawaiians to pinpoint a foreign white person or non-Polynesian individual.
Islander = born in the Islands
Kapu = forbidden
Mahalo = thank you
Ohana = family
Poke = diced raw fish, seasoned with sea salt
Spam musubi = a slab of Spam on top of sushi rice, wrapped in nori
Talofa = I am happy and delighted to give you my love.
Most word meanings used were found here.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the dedicated host of Friday Fictioneers.
Love this, msj! Hope what you two did was not as kapu as it seemed to be.
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Thank you very much, Neel, glad you enjoyed the story.
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Adorable story, and great use of the photo prompt!
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Thank you, Irene 🙂
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Love the way you did this. A great little intro to Hawaiian!
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Thanks, Dale. I wanted to know what the hats meant and then thought why not incorporate them into the story.
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Ya done good 😉
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Dear Lisa,
Kind of whirlwind talofa, but why not? But…eeeeew Spam has no place wrapped in nori with sushi rice. The thought causes my gorge to rise with the tide. BTW Poke is one of my favorite things. Mahalo for such a delightful story.
Shaloha,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, I love your response ❤
Shaloha,
Lisa
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An excellent slice of paradise.
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Thank you, Anthony 🙂
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I kind of hope it turns into a forever Aloha !
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Me also, Linda!
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Saucy, Jade, despite the spam and raw fish
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LOL thanks, Neil 🙂
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A whirlwind holiday romance. I hope she stays 🙂
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I do also!
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Whoa! Slow down. That could be why her last marriage didn’t end so well.
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May be…. or maybe not…
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Ooh… Mysterious.
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Talofa…what a great word. (K)
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For sure, K.
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Such a sweet meeting – and very sect too, of course! Wonder if they’ll make a go of it. Really great
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Thanks, Lynn, glad you enjoyed the story.
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I wonder if she stayed and joined his ohana.
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I hope so!
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naughty! naughty. 🙂
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🙂 What happens in Hawaii stays in Hawaii — unless it’s in a FF story 😉
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Well I learned some things … I remember how much I hate spam also.
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Hawaii is the top place where spam is still eaten. Isn’t that off the hook?
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Ooohhh that is. It messes with me just thinking about it….
I went back to work today…I have the IT department to myself…no contact with anyone…it lifted my spirits a bit…just sitting at my desk.
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Congratulations on getting back to your jobsite. That has to feel good.
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It does…it makes it better than I can pretty much be alone.
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Yes. You know it may come to a place where people will stay at home, with a single person like you in the office, coordinating and troubleshooting. It must be nice to just get out of the house for awhile.
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Oh it really is…just to have a routine again
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A saucy little piece this week! Nice one!
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Thanks, Ali!
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Great fun and saucy with it. Loved how they saw each other derogatorily, as different types of food
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Thanks, Michael, glad you enjoyed the story.
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Great use of the prompt there. Enjoyed it.
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Thank you, Sandra, glad you did.
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Sweet story – but I hope you don’t mind me saying that having to check all the translations while I was reading it was very distracting because it kept taking me out of the story.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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I understand where it would be distracting from the story. Thanks for reading and giving your thoughts.
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You really gave this a sensual twist. My my..
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Thanks, Jude. This one was fun to write.
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Must have been, great read🌼
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I hope family isn’t a whole collection of wives! What a wonderfully crazy tale!
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I hope so too, Penny. He may have his own harem! Glad you enjoyed my fanciful romp.
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Nice one – entertaining and informative! Love it.
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I adopted your framework, Keith, from A-Z. Thanks and glad you liked the story!
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Indeed you did!
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This was delightful! After having been in Hawaii and having a friend who owns a granola company there and throws Hawaiin words into conversations often, I had no trouble reading this.
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So awesome, Lish! Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.
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Intriguing! And thanks for the little dictionary down at the bottom. I needed it!
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🙂 Thanks, Russell!
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Sweet tale (despite the raw fish) Thanks for a light-hearted tale, Jade.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Varad, thank you.
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What can I say… grindz Perhaps
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That’s one I don’t know but it seems fitting 🙂
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She moves on quickly! Love the Hawaiian vocab you incorporated into the story.
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Thanks Magarisa 🙂
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You’re welcome, Li.
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Now there’s a holiday!
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🙂 In my dreams, for sure.
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