Hawaiian
noun
Note: In Hawaii, the word Hawaiian is understood as an ethnic designation for a native person of Polynesian descent, and its use in the more general sense "a resident of Hawaii" is considered an error.
Examples of Hawaiian in a Sentence
Elise Fisher, Sacramento Bee, 12 July 2024
Welcome to the Honolulu Mauka Trail System (with mauka meaning mountainside in Hawaiian).
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
The utility Hawaiian Electric is facing billions of dollars in liabilities amid allegations that negligent management of its grid fueled the Maui wildfire that killed 101 people last year.
—Scott Dance, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
Learn about California’s surf culture in Malibu Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku is credited with having introduced surfing in the mid-1920s to early Malibu surfers.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
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“Hawaiian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hawaiian. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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Hawaiian
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