Matsumoto Shave Ice - Matsumoto General Store on Oahu's North Shore
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If you ask any child in Hawai'i what they want for dessert or a treat - chances are you are going to hear most of them say the same thing- shave ice. That's shave ice, not shaved ice because Hawaiian language doesn't have a 'D' in it and our local language 'pidgin' officially known as Hawaiian Creole - also tends to leave the 'd's off words. It just flows better to say "Like get shave ice?" Instead of the mainland haole version of "Would you like to have some shaved ice?" Right?
Matsumoto Shave Ice - Matsumoto General Store on Oahu's North Shore
Matsumoto Shave Ice - Matsumoto General Store…
Matsumoto Shave Ice - Matsumoto General Store on Oahu's North Shore
If you ask any child in Hawai'i what they want for dessert or a treat - chances are you are going to hear most of them say the same thing- shave ice. That's shave ice, not shaved ice because Hawaiian language doesn't have a 'D' in it and our local language 'pidgin' officially known as Hawaiian Creole - also tends to leave the 'd's off words. It just flows better to say "Like get shave ice?" Instead of the mainland haole version of "Would you like to have some shaved ice?" Right?