Hawaiʻian

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See also: Hawai'ian, Hawai`ian, and Hawaiian

English

Etymology

From Hawaiʻi +‎ -an.

Noun

Hawaiʻian (plural Hawaiʻians)

  1. (Hawaii) Alternative spelling of Hawaiian
    • 2007, Jake Goldberg, Joyce Hart, “Geography: The Island State”, in Hawaiʻi (Juvenile Literature), Marshall Cavendish, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 19:
      Today Molokaʻi is often called the Friendly Isle, possibly due to the fact that the largest population of Native Hawaiians live there. Historically, Molokaʻi has been a place for the spiritual leaders of the Hawaiʻian culture to gather.