kamaaina

or ka·ma·'ai·na

[ kah-muh-ahy-nuh ]

noun
  1. a longtime resident of Hawaii.

Origin of kamaaina

1
First recorded in 1900–05; from Hawaiian kamaʿāina “native born,” equivalent to kama “child, person” + ʿāina “land, earth”

Words Nearby kamaaina

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How to use kamaaina in a sentence

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