hana pa`a

Hawaiian pidgin

Fishing phrase meaning "I have a bite." Said when you are about to catch a fish or when you catch one.

So da udda day I was going da kine den-- Oh hana pa`a!

by kanakaman January 18, 2004

hana pa'a

hawaiian slang meaning to reap.

"Brah, I went throw my net all day from ewa beach park all da way to da fence by Barbers Point and I nevah catch one fish, just choke limu so befo went come dark I went to da canals and one throw and I went "hana pa'a" one bucket full Tilapia.

by Palar Jones April 30, 2005