I've heard that "da kine" in Hawai'i Creole English historically was, and still may be, used exactly in situations where the speakers share plenty of context, a

I've heard that "da kine" in Hawai'i Creole English historically was, and still may be, used exactly in situations where the speakers share plenty of context, allowing them to figure out what it denotes, but leaving listeners largely unenlightened. compare "dude" in Fig. 1 of https://acephalous.typepad.com/79.3kiesling.pdf https://acephalous.typepad.com/79.3kiesling.pdf