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Hawaiian

[ huh-wahy-uhn, -wah-yuhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
  2. the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.

Hawaiian

/ əˈɲɪə /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Hawaii, its people, or their language
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
  2. a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Hawaiian1

First recorded in 1815–25; Hawaii + -an
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As his preoccupied parents and self-absorbed sister boarded their plane back home, he joyously joined a group of local Hawaiian men rowing in the ocean.

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Are there writers who set their books in national parks or other Hawaiian writers you admire?

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The setting offered stunning natural beauty but also rich themes to explore, particularly American colonialism and the plight of Native Hawaiians.

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The Hawaiian season, its first, minimizes the individual personality of the island's Indigenous employees to focus on the white vacationers.

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The restaurant, which has been a favorite watering hole for tourists and locals for decades, is named in honor of Hawaiian surfing legend Duke Kahanamoku.

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