How to Use Hawaiian in a Sentence

Hawaiian

noun
  • For Hawaiian, the move wasn’t warmly received, the people said.
    Kiel Porter, Fortune, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Although Hawaiian was the first to sign up, the United deal is by far the bigger deal.
    William Gavin, Quartz, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Hawaiian Rolls and gruyère cheese will tempt tailgaters until the platter's empty.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The center of the storm is expected to stay well to the north of the Hawaiian Islands.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The song had been beloved in Hawai'i for decades before being set to wax by the Hawaiian Quintette.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The group supports the refuge at the Hawaiian archipelago’s far northern end.
    Sara Schilling, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The cafe is known for its iced matcha, vanilla lattes and breakfast sandwich sliders on King Hawaiian rolls.
    Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This group has been linked to attacks on Hawaiian Airlines and WestJet.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
  • Across the Hawaiian Islands, hundreds of snail species have gone extinct because of climate change.
    Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • There is so much that is incredible and special here in the Hawaiian Islands, much of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Both volcanoes are fed by a plume of magma from Earth’s mantle, akin to the plume that formed the Hawaiian Islands.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Newsweek reached out to Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines via email for comment.
    Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Shares of Hawaiian Electric have plunged 67% since the fires erupted August 8.
    Andy Rose, CNN, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The lawsuit also alleges mistreatment on the part of Ryan Leong, who is a native Hawaiian.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Next on the list was Hawaiian Airlines, which came in as the third cheapest airline and the cheapest non-ultra-low cost carrier.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2024
  • Sea-level rise has also caused inland flooding on many of the Hawaiian Islands when storm surges pushed seawater back through drainage pipes.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In 1779, the captain decided to wait out the winter in the Hawaiian Islands.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The widow of Hawaiian lifeguard and actor Tamayo Perry spoke out about her husband's death after he was attacked and killed by a shark.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 26 June 2024
  • Will McGough has been covering travel for 15 years and is a tour guide in the Hawaiian Islands.
    Will McGough, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Low on funds, the pair stopped a while in the Sunshine State in order to accrue funds and got jobs as waiters in a restaurant called the Hawaiian Inn.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024
  • While Arbogast created several classic lures that have stood the test of time, the Hawaiian Wiggler wasn’t one of them.
    Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There are a number of airlines, such as Hawaiian Airlines and Qantas Airways, that have never had a fatal plane crash.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Gary Leff, a travel expert and the founder of blog View from the Wing, said Hawaiian Airlines members are the big winners here.
    AFAR Media, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Among Hawaiian’s assets are four Boeing 787 jets, which became the first widebodies in Alaska’s fleet.
    Ted Reed, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Although the frequent flyer program will be combined, Alaska plans to keep its brand operating separately from Hawaiian.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
  • From Hawaiian to Californian wood The brothers had grown up riding the waves atop giant surfboards made out of native Hawaiian woods such as ulu and koa.
    Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Alaska million milers also get a customized luggage tag made from the fuselage of a vintage Alaska or Hawaiian Airlines aircraft.
    Katherine Fan, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025
  • That’s the amount the defendants — including Hawaiian Electric, the state, Maui County, large landowners and others — have agreed to pay to settle claims.
    Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024

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