kamaaina

or ka·ma·'ai·na

[ kah-muh-ahy-nuh ]

noun

1. a longtime resident of Hawaii.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kamaaina¹

First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”

Example Sentences

In journeying they passed through Waialua, resting in the house of a kamaaina at Kawaihapai.

From Project Gutenberg