Hawaiian Creole English (HCE) is a language spoken in Pacific Ocean archipelago, although natives called it "Pidgin", HCE is a creole language.
The language was developed from the mixture of languages from people who went to Hawaii to work in sugarcane plantations in 18 century. Among the languages that make up the HCE are Portuguese, Hawaiian, American English, Japanese, Filipino, Chinese and Korean.
The HCE is part of the local culture, source of island identity, pride, and controversy. The theater group Kumu Kahua Theater presents its pieces in the language, which was even shown in the TV series Hawaii Five-0. However, the language that is spoken by majority of population since 1920, only in recent years was recognized as official language.
The HCE is famous and considered attractive by tourists, so local travel companies hire Pidgin speakers because they believed that as they talk with this accent the tourists spend more money.
The HCE is famous and considered attractive by tourists, so local travel companies hire Pidgin speakers because they believed that as they talk with this accent the tourists spend more money.
Hawaii Pidgin - The Voice of Hawaii is a short film bellow that explains more about HCE's history, including the explanation of what is Pidgin, and, also, the origins of the word Manapua, a typical food in Hawaii.
http://www.eyeofhawaii.com/Pidgin/pidgin.htm
https://www.to-hawaii.com/hawaiian-pidgin.php
In this link we find a version of the Bible written in HCE.
https://www.to-hawaii.com/hawaiian-pidgin.php
In this link we find a version of the Bible written in HCE.
