Popular Culture
While "da kine" appears in many contexts and refers to almost anything, it is frequently associated with something good or genuine—"the best"-for example, as a company name, and it is widely used to describe superior marijuana.
"Da kine" appears in the titles of books, sometimes calling Hawaiian Pidgin itself "Da Kine Talk".
DaKine, founded in 1979, is an outdoor apparel company specializing in sportswear and equipment for alternative sports.
Da Kine Bail Bonds is a Honolulu, Hawaii-based bail bonds company owned by Duane "Dog" Chapman. Chapman is featured on the A&E Reality TV Series 'Dog the Bounty Hunter.
"Da Kine" is cited as the callsign meaning of KINE-FM 105, a Honolulu-based Hawaiian music radio station.
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