Hawaiian

• Hawaiʻian (or Hawai'ian, Hawai`ian)

From Hawaii +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /həˈwaɪ.ən/, /həˈwaɪ.jən/

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Hawaiian (comparative more Hawaiian, superlative most Hawaiian)

1. (of a person) Descended from the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
2. Of or pertaining to the Hawaiian race, culture, or language.
3. Of or pertaining to the culture of the US state of Hawaii.
4. Of or pertaining to a resident of the US state of Hawaii.

• (of a resident of Hawaii): This sense is not preferred by some descendants of the pre-European Hawaiians.

Hawaiian (countable and uncountable, plural Hawaiians)

1. (countable) A descendant of the peoples inhabiting the Hawaiian Islands prior to European contact.
   • 2007 May 27, Douglas Martin, “Kawika Kapahulehua Dies; Hawaiian Seafarer Was 76”, in The New York Times‎^[3]:

     He felt having a Micronesian navigator meant he needed a pureblooded Polynesian, preferably a Hawaiian, as captain.

2. (countable, nonstandard, proscribed) A native or resident of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.
3. A pizza topped with ham and pineapple.
   • 2009, David Grace, Fever Dreams:

     "A plain tomato cheese, two Hawaiians and a Coke," I told Greg, finally earning me a brief smile. […] Darrell paused to tear off a bite of ham and pineapple.

   • 2010, Michael Jayfox, E. Chas McSween, Intravenus DeMilo, Enron Hubbard, Hunter McKenzie-Smythe, Flash Johnson, Things Bogans Like, Sydney: Hachette, page 117:

     Faced with a choice between the Supreme, the Hawaiian [...], the Capricciosa or the Meat Lovers', the bogan will invariably gravitate to the meal most likely to induce a fatal disease.

• (a resident of Hawaii): This sense is avoided almost universally by residents of Hawaii and those familiar with residents of Hawaii. It is best avoided in all contexts. Use "Hawaii resident" instead for non-ethnic Hawaiians. Additionally, since 2016, according to the United States Government Publishing Office Style Manual, the term Hawaii resident must be used in all official government documents to refer to natives or residents of Hawaii.^[1][2]

• American

Hawaiian

1. The Hawaiian language.

• ISO 639-3 code haw (SIL)

• Wiktionary's coverage of Hawaiian terms

• Hawaiian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ethnologue entry for Hawaiian, haw ⁠