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
Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
Now’s your chance, because the picturesque Hawaiian spread that Kelly Slater has owned for the past several years has just popped up for sale on Oahu’s north shore, as was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 Apr. 2024
Souza's grand slam was the fifth of the season for Arkansas and its first since fellow Hawaiian Wehiwa Aloy hit his second against Arkansas-Little Rock last Tuesday.
—Tom Murphy, arkansasonline.com, 3 Apr. 2024
Gabbard is also a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves who was deployed twice to Iraq and Kuwait and took a two-week absence from the presidential campaign trail in 2020 to report for active duty in Indonesia with the Hawaiian Army National Guard.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander category will have more detailed choices as well: Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, Tongan, Fijian, Marshallese or another group (for example, Chuukese, Palauan, Tahitian).
—Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Pizza Supreme Being sells 20-inch whole pizzas, including Hawaiian, pepperoni, vegan pepperoni and chicken bacon ranch.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 28 Mar. 2024
Stray cats congregate on the grounds of Hawaiian Sugar in Pu’unēnē, on Maui.
—Sachi Mulkey, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2024
Yoshimura is a native Hawaiian who went to the Kamehameha Schools on Oahu.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Hawaiian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hawaiian. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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