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by Douglas Simonson (Author, Illustrator), Pat Sasaki (Author), Ken Sakata (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Upon publication twenty-five years ago, Pidgin To Da Max became a best-seller and remains one today, with over 200,000 copies in print. The sequel, Pidgin To Da Max Hana Hou, also became a best-seller. The anniversary edition combines the words and illustrations in those two collections in a paperback format.

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Bess Press (November 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1573062502
  • ISBN-13: 978-1573062503
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,881 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny book, brah!, July 20, 1999
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This review is from: Pidgin to da Max (Paperback)
Howzit? The wife and I bought the book while on our honeymoon in Oahu, Hawaii. It's one of the funniest books we've ever read. It also helped us communicate with the locals! Since we look Hawaiian (we're actually Filipino-American) everyone believed we were "locals"! The cartoons and definitions of each pidgin word are very well drawn out and understandable. I recommend this book to anyone visiting the islands, getting to know the locals or looking for a good laugh!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for nostalgia or laughs, stand-alone teacher it is not, October 10, 2001
By Connie Chun (Oakland, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pidgin to da Max (Paperback)
Pidgin to da Max is da bes'! I just discovered it recently when my friend gave it to me as a gift. She is a local girl and is always trying to teach this lolo (me) pidgin. I'm grateful to have such a great (live, human) instructor, with correct pronunciation and inflections, and this book offers excellent supplemental support to her teachings, but -- as it warns, do not attempt to use it on its own to develop fluency in pidgin, unless you want to invite strange looks (and trouble!)

My favorite part of the book is the illustrations -- they are hilarious! Especially the 'Wot? I owe you money?' for the guy with the staring problem. Douglas Simonson has a gift for capturing just the right facial expression in a very simplistic drawing in order to breathe meaning into each phrase or term.

To sum it up -- use this book to give you laughs, or as a quaint reminder of the islands. Accurate though the definitions are, it should not be considered an exhaustive instructional book. Having said that, bravo - this book is awesome!

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars you think you speak pidgin?, April 30, 2001
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This review is from: Pidgin to da Max (Paperback)
This is an awesome book! Loved it since I was a little kid growing up in Hilo. Only thing is - if you one haole, no expec em fo teach you how speak da kine. English: If you're a foreigner to the islands, dont expect it to teach you how to speak pidgin english. You'll end up sounding like an idiot, may get some locals laughing. Enjoy the book, it's great. Just please, please dont think it will turn you into a Hawaiian! :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars good and only
I was looking for a take on Hawaiian patois. They have many languages that I am not familiar with such as pilipino, japanese and of course hawaiian. Read more
Published 9 months ago by BB Simmons

5.0 out of 5 stars Pidgin to da max
This book is way better than "Da Pigin Dictionary". This book is more like the locals in Hawaii, the dictionary is a lot of modern made up words, kind of like the new slang they... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Terri

5.0 out of 5 stars classic description of a language community

I bought the original when it came out. It's a classic description of a language community- it defines what the words mean, gives examples of use in context, shows who uses... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Christine Parkhurst

5.0 out of 5 stars Review to da mx!
This book is awesome! I once owned the first book "Pidgin to Da Max" and that was great, but the 25th anniversary is even better.
Published 22 months ago by P. Shimada

5.0 out of 5 stars Dis da bestest
Ho, dis book stay da bestest book about da Hawaiian pidgin. If you from dea (like me) den you no can stop cracking up at all da cartoons inside. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Da Joka

3.0 out of 5 stars Hawai'ian Pidgin
If you are a haole and do not have a Hawai'ian friend this book does not make much sense. Some of the more self explanitory things were somewhat funny.
Published 23 months ago by P. Buddeke

5.0 out of 5 stars Dis haole's goin bak home
I grew up in Hawaii and really miss talking pidgin. I can't wait to show my family why I say things that they have NEVER hear of. Like hanaokalele broke your okalele:)
Published on March 19, 2007 by April L. Clarke

5.0 out of 5 stars memories
ya i stay one hawaii native. but i had to move to da mainland. everyone is so haoelefied and i miss pidgin. so i just go read dakine pidgin dictionary and laugh so hard. Read more
Published on June 30, 2006 by Marier

5.0 out of 5 stars pidgin to da max
My husband and I were both raised in Hawaii. We moved to California about 3 years ago. During that time, my husband has forgotten most of the local slangs from home. Read more
Published on February 5, 2000

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