Hawaiian
Americanadjective
noun
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Hawaiians
plural
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a native or inhabitant of Hawaii or the Hawaiian Islands.
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the aboriginal language of Hawaii, a Polynesian language.
adjective
noun
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a native or inhabitant of Hawaii, esp one descended from Melanesian or Tahitian immigrants
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a language of Hawaii belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family
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Origin of Hawaiian
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Alaska Airlines, fresh off its merger with Hawaiian Airlines and trying to catch up with its bigger rivals, is making a big push for travelers looking to splurge on travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
The research also included Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander participants, groups that have historically received limited representation in studies of aging and gut microorganisms.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 27, 2026
On Tuesday, though, ProPublica published a much-discussed investigation into the Collins team’s relationship with Martin Kao, the former CEO of a Hawaiian defense contractor.
From Slate ● Sep. 26, 2026
It was founded in 1978 by Steven Loui, a talented engineer and scion of a powerful Hawaiian shipping family.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
He was wearing his usual leopard-pattem Hawaiian shirt, walking shorts, and tennis shoes with black socks.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
"They underscore why it is so important to move beyond treating Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders as a single population."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Hawaiians were finally allowed to get permits to carry concealed weapons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
He then urged his fellow Hawaiians to check in on their local communities and do what they can to support their neighbors.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 30, 2026
Many Hawaiians have heeded official advice to leave coastal areas, after a powerful earthquake thousands of miles away near Russia prompted a tsunami warning in the US state and other parts of the Pacific.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
Instead of standard English, everyone spoke Hawaiian Pidgin, a language mash-up created by Hawaiians and early Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, and American immigrants.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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