Post #227502 by Humuhumu on Wed, Apr 19, 2006 12:37 PM

On 2006-04-19 10:49, lanikai wrote:

On 2006-01-28 11:40, Humuhumu wrote:
"Humuhumu" is the Hawaiian word for sewing, "humuhumu makina" is sewing machine, the word for jigsaw puzzle also starts with "humuhumu",

Of course, I do wish the little fish well in its quest for becoming legit.

sewing machine is mikini humuhumu (machine that sews)

ain't no such thing as "makina"
Unless yer name is Maxine, then people in Hawaii may refer to you as Makina.

someone who sews... a seamstress, would be 'Awai.

to name a person after a verb would be unusual. to name them after another creature is not unusual.

Yes, Tiki Trader -- memory had failed me, thanks for the correction on the term for "sewing machine." I called my home tiki bar, which was also my sewing room, The Humuhumu Room. When I came to sign up on Tiki Central, like many I wracked my brain for what my signon should be, and I chose Humuhumu. I wasn't aiming for Hawaiian accuracy, I was aiming for Polynesian Pop sensibility.