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

Since that time, in the course of various long stays, he had earned the kamaaina distinction.

From On the Makaloa Mat by London, Jack

I ua la la, i ka puka ana a ka la, aia na kamaaina ma kulana, nalu, na kane, a me na wahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

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

E ke kamaaina o maua, e hele loa ana anei oe?

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren

I kekahi la, kupu ka manao aloha i kekahi wahine kamaaina no Laielohelohe; noalila, hele mai la ua kamaaina wahine nei e launa me ke Alii wahine.

From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Beckwith, Martha Warren