Thanks for that info, Crane Driver.

Here's an escerpt from http://wwwa.britannica.com/eb/article-9040486

"Hilo city, seat of Hawaii county, northeastern Hawaii island, Hawaii, U.S. It lies along Hilo Bay and is the island's business centre. Polynesians settled the area about AD 1100, establishing agricultural and fishing communities. Christian missionaries arrived c. 1822 and were followed by whaling and trade ships that did business in Hilo's port..."

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I like your statement that "...with songs - sometimes expressions are just there for the song, and don't reflect usage in everyday speech at all".

I agree that sometimes that's true. But sometimes it's not.

And with regards to the definition of "Bajan", I was just showing off something I learned not that long ago. It's something that I feel that I should have known, given the fact that my grandmother was from that Caribbean island.