Hawaiian

noun

Ha·wai·ian hə-ˈwä-yən

-ˈwī-(y)ən,

-ˈwȯ-yən

: a native or resident of Hawaii

especially : one of Polynesian ancestry

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.

: the Polynesian language of the Hawaiians

Hawaiian adjective

Examples of Hawaiian in a Sentence

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The bank offers many transfer bonuses throughout the year, and its list of loyalty partners includes other major programs like Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Marriott Bonvoy. —

Stella Shon, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024 Will McGough has been covering travel for 15 years and is a tour guide in the Hawaiian Islands. —

Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, laid the egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago with a new partner, according to a Tuesday Facebook post from the Service's Pacific Region. —

James Powel, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024 Wisdom the Laysan albatross is seen in a photo with her leg band visible, standing over her new egg, in Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwest edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago, in a photo shared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Dec. 4, 2024. —

CBS News, 6 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Hawaiian