puka

The general sense of the episode is that Tijuana is where bad things happen to innocent white kids who wear puka shell necklaces.

“The players will fill the ‘puka’ of the heart, he said, using a Hawaiian word for “hole.”

Each episode brought a new drama that, without fail, led to Ryan punching the puka shell necklace off a dude’s neck.

Howard Smith, who served in Hawaii before he retired from the Army, came bearing traditional puka shell necklaces to give to Mr. Bishop and his wife.

The puka shell necklace would have made a strong statement with the green jacket.