kamaaina

American  

[kah-muh-ahy-nuh] / ˌkɑ məˈaɪ nə /

Or kama'aina

noun

1. a longtime resident of Hawaii.

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Etymology

Origin of kamaaina

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

Example Sentences

Olelo aku la o Aiwohikupua i kahi kamaaina, "E hele oe a olelo aku, owau kekahi e lealea me keia poe, aole nae e lealea me ka poe ikaika ole."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

Ia Hauailiki ma kulana nalu, kahea mai la kekahi kaikamahine kamaaina, "Pae hoi kakou."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I aku keia, "He kamaaina no ko makou mea nana i alakai mai, oia hoi kela wahi kanaka nana i olelo mai ia oe no Kauakahialii."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

"He mea hiki ole ia makou ke hele aku," wahi a Laieikawai, "he pono e nana aku i ka na kamaaina heenalu ana."

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

A hala aku la na kamaaina, ohu mai la he wahi nalu opuu, ia manawa ka Hauailiki hee ana i kona nalu.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren