da kine, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

da kine n.

[Hawaiian surf. sl. da kine, anything of which one forgets the precise name]

(US)

1. anything good, e.g. food, drugs, liquor.

1997–2000

Da Bomb 🌐 8: Da Kine. Something that is good; person or thing.

2. marijuana.

1989		Pamela Munro Sl. U.
1997–2000		College Sl. Research Project (Cal. State Poly. Uni., Pomona) 🌐 Da kine (noun) 1. Marijuana.
2015		P. Beatty Sellout (2016) 64: Sometimes folks wonder why I always have da kine bud.